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Monday Memo #2

Andrew's Substack • 0 implied HN points • 26 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Software companies System Design
  1. Understand the core insight in questions from executives to address feedback effectively.
  2. When users consistently do something 'wrong,' it might be the system that needs adjustment, not the users.
  3. Quality of screen time matters more than quantity - evaluate how apps respect your time and attention.

Objectivity and its Discontents

the best of a great lot • 0 implied HN points • 13 Sep 23
💼 Business Decision-making Performance Metrics System Design
  1. Data-driven decisionmaking in businesses aims to be objective by relying on numeric metrics to minimize human biases.
  2. Objectivity can create an illusion of completeness and can be manipulated to support pre-existing beliefs.
  3. Goodhart's Law warns that using measures as targets can lead to negative outcomes as individuals may prioritize meeting the measure over the original goal.

To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Stream Processing

Bytewax • 0 implied HN points • 03 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Data processing Scaling System Design
  1. Bytewax has rescaling capabilities since version 0.17, allowing you to change the number of workers contributing to a dataflow cluster without losing data.
  2. Horizontal rescaling involves adding or removing workers from a cluster-based system to adjust computational resources.
  3. Bytewax utilizes state snapshots, primary assignment systems, and consistent routing to enable start-stop rescaling for streaming dataflows.

🧆 Newsletter #32: Rails Conf 2022, let Slack say "hummus", work with data...

Women On Rails Newsletter - International Version • 0 implied HN points • 24 May 22
🕹 Technology Web News Ruby Data System Design
  1. Rails Conf 2022 had a positive impact with various community members giving talks and sharing knowledge. Supporting inclusive communities like WNB.rb is essential in tech.
  2. Using data effectively is crucial in tech - learn to tell compelling stories with data to justify technical decisions and report bugs convincingly.
  3. Explore topics like sharding data for scaling databases, choosing bug tracking tools wisely, and breaking down problems effectively for better problem-solving skills in tech.

4 Things No One Tells You About Coding Interviews (and how you can improve today)

Brain Bytes • 0 implied HN points • 22 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Coding Communication Problem Solving System Design
  1. Studying data structures and algorithms is only one part of preparing for coding interviews; other essential aspects include communication skills, cultural fit, problem-solving ability, system design, and architecture.
  2. Technical interviews are not just about being technical but also about being a human who can solve technical problems; human skills like communication and cultural fit are crucial in interviews.
  3. Having strong communication skills, fitting into the company's culture, showcasing problem-solving abilities specifically in data structures and algorithms, and possessing knowledge in system design and architecture are key to excelling in coding interviews.
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System Design Mock Interview: Design TikTok ft. Google TPM[System Design Sundays]

Technology Made Simple • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jan 23
🕹 Technology System Design TikTok Tech industry
  1. When doing system design mock interviews, ask questions to clarify and understand the interviewer's values.
  2. Focus on your strengths and don't get overwhelmed by trying to know everything in system design interviews.
  3. Define a minimum viable product (MVP) that is linked to user experience in system design interviews.