Drunk post: Things I've learned as a senior engineer (2021)

kept by eddie apr 28

A senior engineer's drunken list of candid career advice criticizes interview processes, praises dynamic languages, and emphasizes documentation and financial planning.

The Java Story – The Official Documentary [video]
The official documentary traces Java's origins, evolution, and impact on software development, featuring interviews with key creators and industry figures.
also on Java, #programming-languages, #software-engineering
Why do I work?
The author reflects on his career journey, realizing that work and life are intertwined and that meaning emerges from accepting reality rather than pursuing idealized dreams.
also on Java, #career-growth
Pinning Down Rust’s Pin
The post explains Rust’s Pin type, showing how it enforces immovability for self‑referential futures via the type system and the Unpin marker trait.
also on #rust, #programming-languages, #software-engineering
How we saved 100 terabytes of memory by optimizing 1.1.1.1’s DNS cache
Cloudflare reduced its Big Pineapple DNS cache entry size by 56% through five Rust optimizations, freeing ~100 TB of memory while boosting insert throughput 43% and cutting lookup latency 19%.
also on #rust, #programming-languages, #software-engineering
I built a Game Boy emulator in F#
The author documents building a Game Boy emulator in F#, highlighting how the language's functional features simplified emulation logic and state management.
also on Hacker News, #programming-languages, #software-engineering