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Pitfalls of Unified Memory Models in GPUs

Joe Rowell explores the use of unified memory on modern GPU, the low-level details of how unified memory is realized on an x86-64 system, and some of the tools to understand what's happening on a GPU.

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Architecture & Design

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0 → 1, Shipping Threads in 5 Months

Zahan Malkani shares how they built a microblogging service to compete with Twitter with a small team that shipped a new social network in a few months.

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AI, ML & Data Engineering

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Generally AI - Season 2 - Episode 2: Fantastic Algorithms and Where to Find Them

Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford discuss their favorite algorithms, starting with the etymology of the word "algorithm". Roland introduces the concept of probabilistic counting, focusing on the HyperLogLog algorithm, which can be used to estimate the count of unique items. Meertens shares his own personal algorithm for estimating how many people he talks to at conferences.

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Great Products Need Closer Collaboration Between Product, Engineering and Design

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Maria Fernandez Guajardo about how product management has evolved, with the need for closer collaboration between product, engineering, and design, especially in the age of AI.

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Proactive Approaches to Securing Linux Systems and Engineering Applications

Maintaining a strong security posture is challenging, especially with Linux. An effective approach is proactive and includes patch management, optimized resource allocation, and effective alerting.

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Distributed Systems and the End of the API

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Chas Emerick discusses some of the common issues appearing in distributed systems and ways to solve them.

Bio

Chas Emerick is a long-time contributor to the Clojure and ClojureScript languages and ecosystem, and is a coauthor of the ‘Clojure Programming’ book from O’Reilly.

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The Philadelphia Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise Conference has established itself as the most diverse and interesting conference on the East Coast. Curated by developers, for developers, it brings together the brightest minds in software development.