Exploring whether to learn assembly on modern CPUs like ARM and x86-64, or simpler, classic architectures like MIPS and 68k. This guide covers the pros and cons of each approach for beginners.
A deep dive into why Windows ME was so notoriously unstable, exploring its architectural limitations, the explosion of third-party drivers, and how it compared to the more robust Windows 2000/XP.
Developers discuss the real-world impact of AI on their careers. The consensus points to a shift from writing code to high-level engineering, system design, and managing AI-generated complexity.
A recent GCP outage prompted a deep discussion on resilience strategies. Explore the trade-offs between multi-cloud and multi-region, including costs, complexity, and whether it's the right choice for your organization.
A developer faced a perplexing performance limit in their Node.js game with low CPU usage. The unexpected solution involved scaling down from multiple containers to a single one, revealing a crucial lesson about context switching and premature optimization.
Explore strategies used by software engineers to combat skill atrophy and stay relevant, from building side projects to focusing on health, soft skills, and financial security.
Developers share their go-to message queues, discussing trade-offs between Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, Redis Streams, SQS, Postgres, and others. Key themes include operational simplicity, queues vs. streams, and real-world experiences.
A Hacker News discussion analyzes the 10-year outlook for tech employment, exploring LLM impacts, the future of junior vs. senior roles, and emerging opportunities in specialized and entrepreneurial software development.