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Mastering Hardware: My Nand2Tetris Journey Begins

Xebia

His death was a loss to the computer industry as he was considered one of the last people who truly understood hardware and software at a fundamental level. As such, I have always tried to be interested in learning more about hardware, but often lacked the time to get into it—that and not having an idea of where to start.

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On Not Being a Cog in the Machine

Honeycomb

If a problem comes up, it can be addressed in code, hardware, and through automation. The more time I spend in this industry, the more interested I get about that social aspect of our systems. Initially, as a software developer, it’s tempting to frame the software as an independent system that you work on.

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Making the Internet faster at Netflix

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

And for me, the big part of the success of growth was actually a step above the pure engineering architecture. It’s firstly rooted in the engineering culture because the first Netflix employees are great people. They are giving some constructive feedback. And people are thanking me for working on that.

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