Published on: 2025-05-23 14:27:46
The Synchrony Budget For building a system of distributed services, one concept I think is very valuable to keep in mind is what I call the synchrony budget: as much as possible, a service should minimize the number of synchronous requests which it makes to other services. The reasoning behind this is two-fold: synchronous calls are costly. The more synchronous requests you are doing, the longer it will take to process inbound requests to your own service; users don’t like to wait and might de
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 13:16:45
Wheel Reinventor's Principles Why and how I sometimes write stuff from scratch. The Wheel Reinventor enjoys reinventing wheels. A lot of wheels have been invented before, some are even very popular. So why does the Wheel Reinventor make new ones? Learning: By reinventing the wheel, the Wheel Reinventor learns much. Not only about how to create new wheels, but also about how existing wheels work. By reinventing the wheel, the Wheel Reinventor learns much. Not only about how to create new whee
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-19 14:00:00
Over the last 15 years or so, as European venture capital shifted into a higher gear, one way to help a nation’s ecosystem flourish was to invest in founders from that country, regardless of where they were based. This would help re-patriate the entrepreneurial mindset back home. In Europe, the approach was pioneered in part by Paris-based Kima Ventures. Now, a new venture firm hopes to replicate that idea from Italy. Vento, one of Italy’s most active private early-stage VCs, is launching its s
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 02:10:25
Sony's first PlayStation VR for the PlayStation 4 hit stores at the right price at the right time and ended up being one of VR's biggest hits. The PlayStation 5's PlayStation VR2? Not so much, unfortunately. In either an effort to clear unsold inventory, an attempt to revitalize the platform, or both, Sony has announced it's dropping the price of the headset significantly. Starting in March, the main SKU of the headset will drop from $550 to $400 in the US. Europe, the UK, and Japan will also s
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