To Trie or not to Trie – a comparison of efficient data structures
I love cache conscious and other weird data structures.
Scala and Python: An informal TCP performance benchmark
I’ve moved from being aware that actors are similar to event models like Twisted and EventMachine to finally really grocking that they are the same thing.
Using Scala with JDBC to connect to MySQL
@mkaz is unfortunatly right, raw JDBC is the simplest way to with scala 2.8
C500k in Action at Urban Airship | Urban Airship Blog
This is why people still use Java. Curious why Netty fell over, its touted as THE way to do NIO.
What different sorting algorithms sound like
For the super geeky out there. I have to say, if I watched it a few more times I get the feeling that I would grock the different sorts a lot better than just watching them visually.
Computer Says No!: Thread dump in Jetty
Thanks to this post I now have a heap dump from jetty. Trick is to sudo -u jetty when you call jmap -dump
Will the really real programmers please stand up?
Thank you! A well thought out and presented case against ridiculous interviews like Google, et al.
Hey, Guys, It's Totally Okay If You Don't Get Rich
A great blog post following on in the vein of societal pressure on men
The End of Men - Magazine - The Atlantic
A long but fascinating read on the state of men in society.
How to Take a Walk
I’m just as guilty as the next person but a wonderful insight and read none the less.
Startups: Learn the Difference Between Cowboys and Professionals
A great discussion on two types of cowboys and why you probably want a professional. I have to say that diverse teams makes scrum difficult but I still think having a diverse team of experts beats a homogenous team of jack of all trades, master of none.
A Retrospective on SEDA
A great retrospective by the SEDA paper author. The “what we got wrong” section is particularly interesting and certainly crosses over with HawtDispatch/Grand Central Dispatch
