Understanding Parquet, Iceberg and Data Lakehouses(davidgomes.com)

256 points by munchor 2 years ago | 79 comments

Knuth and McIlroy Approach a Problem (2021)(matt-rickard.com)

49 points by ingve 3 years ago | 18 comments

DuckDB Doesn't Need Data to Be a Database(nikolasgoebel.com)

353 points by tosh 2 years ago | 115 comments

A blog post by Nikolas Göbel discussing how DuckDB can act as a database without storing data itself, querying external data sources directly.

The Cloud Computer(oxide.computer)

1796 points by CathalMullan 3 years ago | 924 comments

Oxide Computer blog post by CTO Bryan Cantrill announcing general availability of its commercial cloud computer rack and a $44M Series A financing.

Cold-blooded software(dubroy.com)

499 points by arbesman 2 years ago | 198 comments

Patrick Dubroy's blog essay using cold-blooded animals as a metaphor for software that can sit untouched for long periods and still work when revived.

Cold-blooded software (2023)(dubroy.com)

63 points by dgroshev 9 months ago | 12 comments