The Beauty of Programming Languages

An aws engineer discovered a 50% regression in postgres throughput while testing the new Linux 7.0 kernel. The cause turns out to be massive TLB and page faults exacerbated by Postgres process-based design. In this backend engineering show episode I dive deep into how this was di ... Show More

A discussion about why many engineers still love the struggle, the mistakes, and the process of figuring things out themselves. This is how we grow and get better and stronger. Letting AI do everything (even though it can’t) robs us this feeling.. 

I wrote a new book that has been in the works for years. It is called Root Cause, and it is for those who enjoy the art of backend engineering.Early in my career, 20 years ago, I built backend and database applications without fully grasping their inner mechanics. Performance iss ... Show More

<p><a href= "https://ocdevel.com/walk?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=mlg&utm_campaign=mlg10"> Try a walking desk</a> to stay healthy while you study or work!</p> <p>Full notes at  <a href= "https://ocdevel.com/mlg/10?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=mlg&utm_campaign=mlg10"> ocdevel.c ... Show More

Have you had to deal with supporting more than one language in your web application? Offering content in several languages makes a better experience for your users but it can add many layers of complexity in your application’s design and architecture. In this episode, we’ll be di ... Show More

In this video I chat to you about how I like to l… In this video I chat to you about how I like to learn vocabulary once I reach an advanced level in a language I'm learning. 

We look at how we use various numerical and string operations to compute new information and store the new values in variables. 

<p>How have programming languages evolved over time? What was wrong with the old ones? How are more recent languages different from the ones first developed?</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastne ... Show More

In this episode, we'll look at what data structures and algorithms JavaScript bundlers use. We'll talk about ECMAScript modules, strongly connected components, depth-first search, and more! Enjoy! 

Every new programming language is created to do something previously impossible. Today, there are quite a few to choose from. But which ones do you really need to know? This episode dives into the history of programming languages. We recognize the genius of “Amazing Grace,” also ... Show More