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thegeeknarrator.bsky.social
Podcaster, Youtuber @TheGeekNarrator (https://youtube.com/@thegeeknarrator?si=yN0zWNDAScJKv_QZ), Staff Platform Engineer @Personio
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Just imagine writing a mature and massive system like #Kafka from scratch in C++. And on top, challenge yourself to make it 10x faster in tail latencies and way more cost effective.

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Just imagine writing a mature and massive system like #Kafka from scratch in C++. And on top, challenge yourself to make it 10x faster in tail latencies and way more cost effective.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

In this episode of @thegeeknarrator.bsky.social The GeekNarrator, Richard Artoul and Ryan Worl discuss: 🚀 WarpStream architecture. ✅ Kafka ordering guarantees. 🗜️ Buffering + compaction. 💸 WarpStream flexibility + cost efficiency.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Learn the JVM internals 👇 1) The JVM Internals - Basics (Episode 1) youtu.be/Yg69qM0iZa4 2) JVM Internals: Heaps, Stacks, Program Counters and more youtu.be/MCTTg8VPaBY 3) JVM Internals - The Class file format youtu.be/15sz5yvQ-Po

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

We are focused on high-quality talks and expert speakers. Talks about engineering, not product pitches. Currently looking for speakers and venues that can host >50 people!

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Do one thing with best quality. > Do less things with good quality. > Do many things with subpar quality. > Do nothing. > Nothing.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

The JVM internals series - #5 is out.. This episode lays out a good foundation for us to go into the internals of each of the amazing GCs and their tradeoffs. Become a member to access the upcoming internals episode.. Meanwhile watch this video (free access until tomorrow). youtu.be/p1Yamdly0QE

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

New episode "Patterns of Distributed Systems" is up now.. Experience based, Actionable insights is what you can expect from this episode. Enjoy: youtu.be/HnyKJq8oR0M Image taken from: martinfowler.com/articles/pat...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

This is HUGE! Congratulations to the team.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Wow thanks a lot @chris.blue 🙏🏻

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I had a great time talking to Kaivalya Apte about Aurora DSQL on the Geek Narrator podcast. Watch our episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkf... We cover the design of Aurora DSQL, interesting aspects of the design, PostgreSQL, Firecracker, and trade-offs of database systems. A lot in an hour!

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Today I released the next episode on The GeekNarrator, with @marcbrooker.bsky.social on AWS Aurora DSQL internals. This is filled with amazing insights. Don't miss this one! youtu.be/ONkfXvPSSpc

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Crunching too many numbers inside your Postgres database? Is it crawling along while doing analytics? Use pg_duckdb to power the elephant with the duck. Learn more from contributor @jeltef.nl in this interview on a podcast by @thegeeknarrator.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn9_...

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What happens when you create a "new" Object in Java? What are the challenges in a multithreaded environment? Does GC play any role in object creation? New video will answer these questions for you. Get access here www.youtube.com/channel/UC_m... Link to the video: youtu.be/qfcnB8kciCE

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

The best #SystemDesign interview question is something that is relevant to your business domain and helps you understand how well the candidate suits the requirements and the team setup.

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

How do you build reliable applications faster? By taking the standard reliability patterns and applying them to your applications. Just released first episode of 2025 with Peter Kraft and Qian Li. youtu.be/F0nXTAaXYaY

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

We had a wonderful time chatting with Kaivalya about @dbos.dev, durable execution, and serverless on The Geek Narrator podcast! I was impressed by how much thought and preparation went into Kaivalya's insightful questions, which made for an engaging discussion. Check it out 🤗

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

How do you build reliable applications faster? By taking the standard reliability patterns and applying them to your applications. Just released first episode of 2025 with Peter Kraft and Qian Li. youtu.be/F0nXTAaXYaY

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

This is an excellent summary. Reminds me in some ways of star tree indexes. Also feels like an LSM B-tree mashup. Interesting tradeoffs. Who's building this on object storage? 😅

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments