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Design context is more important than a detailed solution
We will never have enough information before implementation to be able to design a perfect solution. Inevitably, what we know will change as we…
Dec 10, 2023 • Mike
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Monoliths, microservices, and serverless aren't what you think they are
Jan 19, 2024 • Mike
LeetCode-style algorithms in interviews suck. Cut it out.
Jul 8, 2023 • Mike
Design is about the abstractions
Aug 5, 2024 • Mike
Binary search finds things fast
I wrote a small interactive book to teach binary search.
Aug 13, 2024 • Mike
Design is about the abstractions
Abstractions simplify designs and tell us when to stop designing.
Aug 5, 2024 • Mike
Monoliths, microservices, and serverless aren't what you think they are
Or are they?
Jan 19, 2024 • Mike
Do I still code?
I started writing Dev Details regularly at the beginning of the year. It seems like so long ago, though it hasn’t been that long at all. Since then…
Oct 7, 2023 • Mike
Career-ending advice
I post "career-ending" advice. People are taking it seriously.
Sep 29, 2023 • Mike
Balancing delivery speed and high-quality code
When building out new features, how do you balance speed of delivery with implementing higher quality yet more time-consuming code?
Sep 22, 2023 • Mike
Roundup: Travel, career advice, microservices, and architecture principles
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Aug 14, 2023 • Mike
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