Review of “High Performance MySQL”
Reading Time: 3 minutesDB-related knowledge in the current age seems to be polarized. On the one hand, ORMs’ (and other similar solutions) creators are trying to abstract away as much as possible. On the other hand – we have very specific use cases, where in-depth knowledge of DB configuration and performance is crucial. ‘High Performance MySQL’ is a
“System Design Interview” book review
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have to start my review with a confession. I never actually had a system design interview. Never interviewed for FAANGs, and I don’t intend to. That’s why reading “System Design Interview” by Alex Xu books, was such a nice experience. Why? Keep on reading. Bro, do you even interview? Besides the fact, that I
“Designing Data Intensive Applications” by Martin Kleppmann
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Designing Data Intensive Applications” book by Martin Kleppmann is seen as a kind of the bible today. Unless you’re squezzing every CPU cycle, fine-tuning embedded C compilers, or working on the next AAA hit – this book must have caught your attention before. To be perfectly honest – I have read that book before. However, it was
Weekly summary #4
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of fourth week’s of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. New month gives new opportunities for growth – AWS mode is on! Overall summary However, before I’ve started hard with AWS, I have concluded Kubernetes refresher course. I have also worked my way through Kafka one. Both of course ended with a lot of created flashcards, and knowledge gained.