sivakusayan

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   by sivakusayan 1y ago

   > I’m not sure that’s it either. PostgreSQL has a feature — don’t remember what it’s called — where multiple readers can share a serial table scan. Maybe referring to synchronize_seqscans? https://www.postgresql.org/docs&
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   A Brief Look at the Mathematics of Structure Packing(sayansivakumaran.com)

   2 points by sivakusayan 1y ago|1 comments
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   by sivakusayan 1y ago

   It bothered me a bit that I couldn't find a mathematical analysis of the "minimizing structure size by reordering member fields while respecting alignment" problem, so I decided to play around with a simple version of the pro
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   by sivakusayan 3y ago

   Thanks for mentioning Mythical Man Month - I've never heard of it before, but it seems like a good read from a skim. I've always felt that engineers in the past have already solved (or put heavy thought into) a lot of the problems
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   by sivakusayan 3y ago

   My experience is mostly in JavaScript, although I'm trying to level up my C++ skills more recently. My biggest fear is accidentally writing a security vulnerability, so I've been watching a lot of presentations on past security bu
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   Ask HN: Self taught developers, do you feel like you're ever able to “Catch up”?

   4 points by sivakusayan 3y ago|5 comments