SWIM: a gossip protocol explained through code
Explaining how cluster membership works with the SWIM protocol and a real production implementation.
Luiz André Barroso and the datacenter as a computer
From a room full of servers, to a single super computer.
Huge pages, TLB, and the cost of memory access
Measuring the impact of huge pages on TLB misses and memory-access performance.
My 2025 reading list
A quick rewind of the books I've read in 2025.
Red ink means progress
Reflections on taking feedback the right way.