7 articles about performance
A from-scratch comparison of sequential vs parallel merge sort, and why parallel doesn't always win.
A clear explanation of the read/write tradeoff in databases and its impact on performance decisions.
A practical look at caching strategy that reduced latency and stabilized backend performance.
A practical comparison of Timsort and QuickSort and why Timsort dominates real-world sorting.
A practical guide to TTLs, event-driven invalidation, and cache stampede protection for real-world systems.
A clean mental model of B+ trees, selectivity, and query planners, plus the real-world cases where indexes hurt performance.
A practical guide to rate limiting with token bucket and sliding window strategies, Redis patterns, and failure modes that show up in production.