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How Netflix Built a Real-Time Service Topology at Streaming Scale
Netflix's service topology map processes millions of flow records per second and answers sub-second queries about the state of the system at any point in time. The architecture, the production scars, and the methodology that made it work.
Netflix's In-House LLM Stack: Engine, Packaging, API, Rollout
Netflix runs its own LLM serving stack, not a hosted API. The trade-offs behind engine choice, model packaging, API design, and rollout strategy, plus what production revealed that the design phase didn't.
How Bun Pulled Off a Zig-to-Rust Rewrite with AI in Months, Not Years
Jarred Sumner rewrote Bun from Zig to Rust in a fraction of the usual rewrite timeline, using a tool called Fable. The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter breaks down the playbook: a tool built for one job, used in tight loops with a senior engineer making every call.
AI-Generated Code Is Blowing Up the Code Review Load
Gergely Orosz's Pragmatic Engineer pulse-check: code review has become the new bottleneck, AI review tools are booming, and engineers are burning out approving slop they don't actually read.
Making the Web Better, One Block at a Time
Why a 1999 dream of a machine-readable web still hasn't happened, and how a new open protocol for blocks might be the first real attempt to make adding structured data easier than skipping it.
Joel Spolsky's Block Protocol Takes a Real Step Forward
A year after launching the Block Protocol, Joel Spolsky's team is releasing a WordPress plugin that lets anyone embed semantic blocks on the open web. Tim Berners-Lee's 1999 dream gets a real shot at becoming product.
The Archaeologist's Copilot: AI for Legacy Java Modernization
Inheriting a Java 1.5 codebase built with Ant? Stop pasting it into an LLM. Nik Malykhin's case study shows the archaeological method: audit, contain in a 2008 time capsule, then modernize with the compiler as feedback.
Remembering Dan Williams: A Linux Kernel Original
Dan Williams helped bring persistent memory and CXL into the Linux kernel, then spent years making the community kinder. The Linux Foundation and kernel maintainers remember a rare figure.
Max Stoiber on Open Source, OpenAI, and What Comes After
Max Stoiber built react-boilerplate, styled-components, and Stellate. Now he works on ChatGPT's app platform. A long talk about what survives the trip from side project to acquisition.
Deploying Canary Tokens and Digital Tripwires for Network Defense
Discover how Canarytokens act as digital tripwires in your network. Learn about AWS API key traps, credit card tokens, and the new Breadcrumbs feature.
Controlling User Interaction with the CSS Pointer-Events Property
The CSS pointer-events property controls whether an element can be the target of clicks or hovers. Learn how to use it for overlays and SVG graphics.
Mastering CSS Writing Mode for Logical Layouts
The CSS writing-mode property controls text orientation and block progression. Learn how it establishes logical axes for modern, flow-relative layouts.