Weekend Reading #35

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

Automating Efficiency of Go Programs with PGO

How Uber uses Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) to automatically make Go apks faster and more efficient with minimal effort from devs.

Modern Image Formats at Discord: Supporting WebP and AVIF

Discord explains how they have adapted WebP and AVIF to support animated images, reduce file sizes, and increase the speed of image uploads.

Embedding-Based Retrieval for Airbnb Search

Airbnb explains how it uses embedding-based search to improve the relevance of results for users.

Module Relevance on Pinterest Homefeed

How different content modules are ranked in the Pinterest feed, predicting their relevance to each user in real-time.