The Language of the System - Rich Hickey
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Rich Hickey's 2013 talk applies language-design thinking to whole systems, covering names, queues, data, failure, and the interfaces between programs. It ends with a call to action for building systems holistically.
Why HN recommends it: HN recommends it as a key Hickey talk on system design that changes how people think about distributed state and interfaces.
“it has really changed the way I look at distributed persistent storage.” Read on HN ↗