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What are some good resources around System Design?

I am looking for resources around system design, in the form of starting describing a problem and the solutions that took to be address (even if that involves discussing cloud provider specifics like AWS services that were used). Any good blog or newsletter?

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Best Mechanical Keyboard for Newbie

Hi, I want to give a try to mechanical keyboards, I am not sure if it will fit me in the future but wanna give it a try so I am looking for a 75%-keyboard under 150$. At work I mainly use Vim or VS code with Vim bindings (if that matters in any sense). Any recommendation?

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Ask HN: What should a systems/low-level software engineer know?

Tired of the hype on the web/js (every week new library to learn about), I am thinking to switch career in the next 1-2 years, and move lower in the stack. I am into Rust in the last 3-4 months and I really enjoy it, but I would like to learn more, what would you consider essential books/papers/resources that a system's programmer should know?

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Streaming coding sessions

I find it very helpful to watch other programmers coding while the explain their thoughts on how the approach a problem. Any recommended streaming session e.g. on twitch or youtube channel?

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Constants in dynamic languages

Javascript's constants are not const Ruby's constants are not const Python needs no "setter function" to achieve something close to constants. Lua needs tables + metatables to achieve it Only PHP seems to get it right Wondering if there is a reason that dynamic languages are struggling on having a mechanism for "real" constants.Anyone knows if there are deeper reasons or it is just how these...

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Papers for software architecture / design

I am very much interested about software architecture, Design Patterns, Clean Code, OO concepts. I wanted to ask if there is an ongoing research in this kind of topics or are more or less fixed? Are there any new papers, lets say the last 5 years, that you would suggest to read?In terms of books I have read, the GOF book, Clean Code, Clean Architecture, Pragmatic Programmer and even more, I am...

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Polyglot programming communities

Is there any slack/reddit/whatever community or resources (newsletters etc) where people discuss general concepts about programming languages?Any related conferences other than Curry On?

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Re:Ask HN: CS papers for software architecture and design? on Saturday November 25, 2017 @09:26AM (#15776078)
owo, thx a lot for the effort.