Weekend Reading #31

Weekend Reading: A weekly roundup of interesting Software Architecture and Programming articles from tech companies. Find fresh ideas and insights every weekend.

AbstractLess

This article discusses the approach that advocates for minimal abstractions in software development, striking a balance between simplicity, maintainability, and practical design choices.

Introducing Impressions at Netflix

Netflix’s new metric system for tracking and analyzing user engagement is designed to provide deeper insights into content discovery.

Adopting Arm at Scale: Bootstrapping Infrastructure

How Uber transitioned to Arm-based infrastructure at scale, optimizing performance, cost, and energy efficiency.

The Quest to Understand Metric Movements

Pinterest’s approach to diagnosing unexpected metric shifts uses data analysis and machine learning to identify root causes.