As the CTO for an early-stage startup, I had put together a version-1 of the Principles and Best Practices for our engineering team. Most of these are borne out of my past work experiences at a variety of companies, including two of the FANGs. There are many great things I've learnt from these companies. But … Continue reading Our Engineering Principles and Best Practices
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The Law of Net Design Costs
Suppose you’re working on a software system and need to implement user-logins using a userID and password. After a bit of research, you narrow it down to two possible options. Your first option is to implement it yourself - hash/salt the password, store it in a database that you manage, and use it to authenticate … Continue reading The Law of Net Design Costs
Rethinking Software Testing: Perspectives from the world of Hardware
The conventional view of Software Testing The hardware and software worlds may seem poles apart, and in many ways, they indeed are. But there’s a wealth of knowledge that each can learn from the other. Despite the seemingly massive differences in the final product, they share more in common than you might expect. Computer engineers … Continue reading Rethinking Software Testing: Perspectives from the world of Hardware
Software the Hard way 