Quantum computing for the very curious

My mental health journey, with some science + practical tips.

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Perspectives Section covering Business, project/programming perspectives Laws of Frugal Architecture Cognitive load is all that matters Stick to boring Architecture Your tech stack is not the product Architecture anti-patterns Don’t call yourself a programmer Grasp Responsibility Patterns Things every programmer should know Guiding principles after 20 years of programming Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B The New Business of AI (and How It’s Different From Traditional Software) Hype driven Development Momentum vs Urgency in Software Project Management Data Science: Reality Doesn’t Meet Expectations Quantum computing for the very curious How to Speak (MIT) How Software Groups Rot: Legacy of the Expert Beginner What questions should systems architects ask before creating anything Basecamp for Personal Project Management Marketing for Engineers - Resources Approach to Exception Handling PRESALES (SE) LEADER? 10 THINGS YOU MUST BE DOING The Tail at Scale Long tail (99th percentile) latency Models for integrating data science teams within organizations Techniques and numbers for estimating system’s performance from first-principles The Amazon Builder’s library System Design Primer Telemetry Collection - Corelation in Latency Analysis Advice to Young kids by Stephen O’Grady Distributed Systems Reading List Awesome cold showers Behaviors to avoid in Software Architecture Role App Maintenance Cost Can Be Three Times Higher than Development Cost Foundational papers on distributed systems Dont end week with nothing Awesome Scalability - Collection of Articles around Performance, Scalability etc. Ego is the Enemy How to remember what you read? First Principles You are not Google 42 Lessons Learned in building production database Data structures implemented in JavaScript - I Data driven enterprises of 2025 Some Benefits of Simple Software Architecture Determining how Architectural decisions impact business via Value Use just one big Server When are Microservices a b

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Rick Altherr spoke with us about high-speed control, complicated systems, and making quantum computers. If you want to know more about building quantum computers, take a listen to Rick’s MacroFab episode: The Nuts and Bolts of Quantum Computing . If you want to make your own quantum circuit sim

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