This page contains links to articles, papers and blog posts I’ve found insightful, in no particular order.

Distributed Systems

• Spanner, TrueTime and the CAP Theorem

Low-level

• What every programmer should know about memory?
• Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit
• The Lost Art of C Structure Packing

Programming Languages

• Why ML/OCaml are good for writing compilers
• OCaml for the Masses
• A Unified Theory of Garbage Collection

Networking

• 20 Years - One Standard: The Story of TCP/IP
• Scaling in the Linux Networking Stack

Operating Systems

• QEMU, a Fast and Portable Dynamic Translator
• On µ-Kernel Construction
• Unikernels: Rise of the Virtual Library Operating System

Software Architecture

• The ecosystem is moving
• Embracing Conway’s Law
• The C10K problem

Organizations and Teamwork

• Professional Courage