# The Future Of Distributed Systems A discussion of the-future-of-distributed-systems, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Future Of Distributed Systems is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-future-of-distributed-systems.html and /markdown/the-future-of-distributed-systems.md. --- # Why Rust Is Overhyped A discussion of why-rust-is-overhyped, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Why Rust Is Overhyped is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/why-rust-is-overhyped.html and /markdown/why-rust-is-overhyped.md. --- # A Defense Of Monoliths A discussion of a-defense-of-monoliths, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview A Defense Of Monoliths is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/a-defense-of-monoliths.html and /markdown/a-defense-of-monoliths.md. --- # Lessons From Three Startups A discussion of lessons-from-three-startups, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Lessons From Three Startups is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/lessons-from-three-startups.html and /markdown/lessons-from-three-startups.md. --- # The Cost Of Premature Optimization A discussion of the-cost-of-premature-optimization, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Cost Of Premature Optimization is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-cost-of-premature-optimization.html and /markdown/the-cost-of-premature-optimization.md. --- # Migrating From Postgres To Sqlite A discussion of migrating-from-postgres-to-sqlite, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Migrating From Postgres To Sqlite is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/migrating-from-postgres-to-sqlite.html and /markdown/migrating-from-postgres-to-sqlite.md. --- # What I Learned From 100 Standups A discussion of what-i-learned-from-100-standups, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview What I Learned From 100 Standups is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/what-i-learned-from-100-standups.html and /markdown/what-i-learned-from-100-standups.md. --- # The Real Reason For Tech Debt A discussion of the-real-reason-for-tech-debt, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Real Reason For Tech Debt is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-real-reason-for-tech-debt.html and /markdown/the-real-reason-for-tech-debt.md. --- # How We Cut Our Aws Bill By 90 A discussion of how-we-cut-our-aws-bill-by-90, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview How We Cut Our Aws Bill By 90 is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/how-we-cut-our-aws-bill-by-90.html and /markdown/how-we-cut-our-aws-bill-by-90.md. --- # Why I Stopped Writing Unit Tests A discussion of why-i-stopped-writing-unit-tests, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Why I Stopped Writing Unit Tests is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/why-i-stopped-writing-unit-tests.html and /markdown/why-i-stopped-writing-unit-tests.md. --- # The Quiet Rise Of Edge Computing A discussion of the-quiet-rise-of-edge-computing, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Quiet Rise Of Edge Computing is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-quiet-rise-of-edge-computing.html and /markdown/the-quiet-rise-of-edge-computing.md. --- # Redis Is Not A Database A discussion of redis-is-not-a-database, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Redis Is Not A Database is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/redis-is-not-a-database.html and /markdown/redis-is-not-a-database.md. --- # Kubernetes Is A Platform For Platforms A discussion of kubernetes-is-a-platform-for-platforms, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Kubernetes Is A Platform For Platforms is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/kubernetes-is-a-platform-for-platforms.html and /markdown/kubernetes-is-a-platform-for-platforms.md. --- # The End Of Saas A discussion of the-end-of-saas, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The End Of Saas is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-end-of-saas.html and /markdown/the-end-of-saas.md. --- # Lessons From Our First Outage A discussion of lessons-from-our-first-outage, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Lessons From Our First Outage is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/lessons-from-our-first-outage.html and /markdown/lessons-from-our-first-outage.md. --- # How To Hire Engineers In 2026 A discussion of how-to-hire-engineers-in-2026, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview How To Hire Engineers In 2026 is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/how-to-hire-engineers-in-2026.html and /markdown/how-to-hire-engineers-in-2026.md. --- # The Pager Is A Product A discussion of the-pager-is-a-product, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Pager Is A Product is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-pager-is-a-product.html and /markdown/the-pager-is-a-product.md. --- # We Rewrote Our Monolith In Go A discussion of we-rewrote-our-monolith-in-go, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview We Rewrote Our Monolith In Go is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/we-rewrote-our-monolith-in-go.html and /markdown/we-rewrote-our-monolith-in-go.md. --- # The Coming Collapse Of The Cloud A discussion of the-coming-collapse-of-the-cloud, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Coming Collapse Of The Cloud is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-coming-collapse-of-the-cloud.html and /markdown/the-coming-collapse-of-the-cloud.md. --- # Why Typescript Won A discussion of why-typescript-won, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Why Typescript Won is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/why-typescript-won.html and /markdown/why-typescript-won.md. --- # A Year Of Serverless A discussion of a-year-of-serverless, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview A Year Of Serverless is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/a-year-of-serverless.html and /markdown/a-year-of-serverless.md. --- # Our Attempt To Replace Postgres A discussion of our-attempt-to-replace-postgres, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview Our Attempt To Replace Postgres is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/our-attempt-to-replace-postgres.html and /markdown/our-attempt-to-replace-postgres.md. --- # The Second System Effect A discussion of the-second-system-effect, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview The Second System Effect is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/the-second-system-effect.html and /markdown/the-second-system-effect.md. --- # You Dont Need A Queue A discussion of you-dont-need-a-queue, the surrounding context, and its place in modern engineering practice. ## Overview You Dont Need A Queue is widely used and frequently misunderstood. This article provides a measured assessment. ## Detail Further reading is available at /article/you-dont-need-a-queue.html and /markdown/you-dont-need-a-queue.md.