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@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active July 26, 2024 04:31
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@vasanthk
vasanthk / System Design.md
Last active July 25, 2024 17:47
System Design Cheatsheet

System Design Cheatsheet

Picking the right architecture = Picking the right battles + Managing trade-offs

Basic Steps

  1. Clarify and agree on the scope of the system
  • User cases (description of sequences of events that, taken together, lead to a system doing something useful)
    • Who is going to use it?
    • How are they going to use it?
@leonardofed
leonardofed / README.md
Last active July 19, 2024 17:51
A curated list of AWS resources to prepare for the AWS Certifications


A curated list of AWS resources to prepare for the AWS Certifications

A curated list of awesome AWS resources you need to prepare for the all 5 AWS Certifications. This gist will include: open source repos, blogs & blogposts, ebooks, PDF, whitepapers, video courses, free lecture, slides, sample test and many other resources.


@yossorion
yossorion / what-i-wish-id-known-about-equity-before-joining-a-unicorn.md
Last active June 25, 2024 07:29
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

@kanhua
kanhua / README.md
Last active February 1, 2023 17:08
A template of writing C or C++ extension for python and numpy

This gist demonstrates how to setup a python project that process a numpy array from C language.

To compile the project, run

make all

To test it, run

make test
@william8th
william8th / .tmux.conf
Last active July 22, 2024 12:43
Tmux open new pane in same directory
# Set the control character to Ctrl+Spacebar (instead of Ctrl+B)
set -g prefix C-space
unbind-key C-b
bind-key C-space send-prefix
# Set new panes to open in current directory
bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind '"' split-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind % split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
@hakib
hakib / admin.py
Last active January 22, 2024 15:18
How to Turn Django Admin Into a Lightweight Dashboard
# https://hakibenita.com/how-to-turn-django-admin-into-a-lightweight-dashboard
from django.contrib import admin
from django.db.models import Count, Sum, Min, Max, DateTimeField
from django.db.models.functions import Trunc
from . import models
def get_next_in_date_hierarchy(request, date_hierarchy):
@alukach
alukach / app.yaml
Last active July 24, 2024 13:54
An example Github Actions for Python + Pipenv + Postgres + Pyright
# .github/workflows/app.yaml
name: My Python Project
on: push
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 10
services: