The Rise of Media-First Companies

Media-blended-communities represent a shift from the current broken media landscape, introducing innovative forms of media that are already creating substantial value.

Take Sam Parr and Austin Rief, for instance. They've amassed significant…

Two papers I will be reading this weekend -

1. Michael L. Scott's paper - cs.rochester.edu/u/scott/papers…

2. Proving That Non-Blocking Algorithms Don’t Block - www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/b.cook/p… (It proposes the first fully automatic tool to ensure that an algo is indeed non-blocking)

Loved this talk by Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Oxide Computer Company .

Enthusiasm is infectious.

youtube.com/watch?v=vvZA9n…

Understanding concurrency will take a while. Have Patience.

I've spent years navigating this maze, and now, I can confidently say that

I yfinall nkow ti elwl.

Incase you want to understand how to accelerate apache spark on GPUs.

Especially helpful for big data processing and ML infrastructure people.

Here are some resources -

- youtube.com/watch?v=4MI_LY…
- youtube.com/watch?v=daXEp4…
- youtu.be/ctqzsDjCrNw?si…
- youtube.com/watch?v=zG9k5K…

I just learned about this crazy paradox that’s slowly killing us…

The Information Overload Paradox:

Here is my latest propaganda blog post about the merits of using Arrow / Flight / DataFusion / Parquet to build data systems like InfluxData 3.0: influxdata.com/blog/flight-da…

Shortest Math research paper ever published : An Epitome of Effective Writing.

Recalling it from my college days.

It encapsulates every researcher's dream: a profound question, unwavering accuracy, and absolute clarity in just two sentences.

Do you know of any such examples?

Starting as a remote team is a key advantage for any startup.

Establishing async communication + documentation processes early on will help a lot. Even if you later decide to go to the office.

If you're a Startup Founder. Be Remote-first and Async-first.

A mentor of mine used to ask -

'What are you thinking about these days?'

'Can you define - Computation?' No! 'sequence of steps' is not the answer! Following is some insights from Leslie Lamport on Learning Concurrent Systems.

Leslie Lamport brings forward the concept of 'Invariance' as the 'key' to understanding concurrent systems.

This principle…

Reading Edgar Dijkstra's 1-page paper that introduced the notion of 'mutex,' I'm profoundly struck by his succinct writing.

A remarkable skill in precisely defining a problem above code, an ability that many programmers, like myself, lack.

So much to learn!

My take aways from Edsger Dijkstra's 'The Humble Programmer' Essay

- It was hard to get married as a 'programmer' in 1957. There was no such profession and his marriage certificate still shows his profession as 'theoretical physicist'

- Be mindful when offering guidance, as…

How to Master Distributed Systems? 💡🤔

In recent years, there's been a surge in people eager to explore distributed systems. Whether you're a seasoned IT professional or a curious newcomer, grasping distributed systems might seem daunting.

Here's a streamlined approach to get…