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Always enjoyed his lecture series from CMU, hopefully those continue in a sponsored format from Clickhouse.

by tomsanbear 2mo ago

apavlo 2mo ago
They will continue. New seminar series starts next month (announcement coming this week).
- AbbeFaria 2mo ago
  I “audited” CMU 15-445 in April 2026, a few months ago. I then applied to Azure Hyperscale DB team, and as my pitch to get hired I cold DM’d the hiring manager whatever I finished in the assignments (BPM, Concurrent B-tree, Transaction support etc). With that, I was able to get the interview although I ended up failing it. My lack of experience in C++ was probably one of the main reasons. Your course helped me stand my own during the interview and even though I had zero database experience apart from finishing the course, I felt adequately prepared. Thank you for making the course open source. As a working professional, it was helpful to be able to do the course on my own time. Suffice to say, I am a big fan of your work and thank you for introducing me (and other fellow learners) to the interesting world of Databases!
  - shimman 2mo ago
    Why did you think it was appropriate to nag the hiring manager while you finished a MOOC?
    - strbean 2mo ago
      I read it as "After finishing the course, I DM'd the hiring manager with a list of the stuff I did for the course."
    - fragmede 2mo ago
      What's the hiring manager's job? Hiring people? Why would that be inappropriate?
    - AbbeFaria 2mo ago
      I know it’s a troll, This was no MOOC. I didn’t even get a certificate. I saw the job opening in the careers portal and just cold DM’d the HM. As to why I DM’d, what do I have to lose ? I was already working at MSFT in a different team. The worst that could happen was that he would just ignore the message. Also, I didn’t nag the HM, it was just one DM where I summarised the things I did in the course. He then asked me to send me my resume and that was it.
- ibgeek 2mo ago
  Will you maintain a connection to CMU? If so, what will you continue doing and at what percent of effort?
- coolThingsFirst 2mo ago
  Your DB course is phenomenal. Thank you very much for making it available to all of us!

Always enjoyed his lecture series from CMU, hopefully those continue in a sponsored format from Clickhouse.

apavlo 2mo ago

They will continue. New seminar series starts next month (announcement coming this week).

AbbeFaria 2mo ago
I “audited” CMU 15-445 in April 2026, a few months ago. I then applied to Azure Hyperscale DB team, and as my pitch to get hired I cold DM’d the hiring manager whatever I finished in the assignments (BPM, Concurrent B-tree, Transaction support etc). With that, I was able to get the interview although I ended up failing it. My lack of experience in C++ was probably one of the main reasons. Your course helped me stand my own during the interview and even though I had zero database experience apart from finishing the course, I felt adequately prepared. Thank you for making the course open source. As a working professional, it was helpful to be able to do the course on my own time. Suffice to say, I am a big fan of your work and thank you for introducing me (and other fellow learners) to the interesting world of Databases!
- shimman 2mo ago
  Why did you think it was appropriate to nag the hiring manager while you finished a MOOC?
  - strbean 2mo ago
    I read it as "After finishing the course, I DM'd the hiring manager with a list of the stuff I did for the course."
  - fragmede 2mo ago
    What's the hiring manager's job? Hiring people? Why would that be inappropriate?
  - AbbeFaria 2mo ago
    I know it’s a troll, This was no MOOC. I didn’t even get a certificate. I saw the job opening in the careers portal and just cold DM’d the HM. As to why I DM’d, what do I have to lose ? I was already working at MSFT in a different team. The worst that could happen was that he would just ignore the message. Also, I didn’t nag the HM, it was just one DM where I summarised the things I did in the course. He then asked me to send me my resume and that was it.
ibgeek 2mo ago
Will you maintain a connection to CMU? If so, what will you continue doing and at what percent of effort?
coolThingsFirst 2mo ago
Your DB course is phenomenal. Thank you very much for making it available to all of us!