The Coder Cafe

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The Coder Cafe delivers timeless concepts for coders. Written by a Software Engineer @Google and published author—perfect for your coffee!

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The Coder Cafe

@thecodercafe

Feb 4

Feeling overwhelmed by the endless stream of tech content? At The Coder Cafe, we serve timeless concepts for coders. Written by a senior software engineer @Google, it's perfectly brewed for your coffee, helping you grow your skills deeply. thecoder.cafe

thecodercafe's tweet card. Missing direction in your tech career? At The Coder Cafe, we serve timeless concepts with your coffee to help you master the fundamentals. Written by a Google SWE and trusted by 3,500+ readers, we...

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The Coder Cafe

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Oct 7

Announcing The Coder Cafe Season 1 (Book) leanpub.com/thecodercafe-s…

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Feb 12

Transactions: The Backbone of Reliable Database Operations thecoder.cafe/p/transactions

thecodercafe's tweet card. Only transactions with the highest isolation level are fully ACID-compliant, ensuring strict adherence to all ACID properties.

Transactions: The Backbone of Reliable Database Operations

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Feb 11

Partially Applied Functions vs. Currying thecoder.cafe/p/partially-ap…

thecodercafe's tweet card. Combining currying with partial application leads to a cleaner and more concise way to break down complex functions into reusable components.

Partially Applied Functions vs. Currying: Key Differences

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Feb 10

Consistency Model: Defining Order and Visibility in Distributed Systems thecoder.cafe/p/consistency-…

thecodercafe's tweet card. Stronger consistency models come with trade-offs: higher overhead and slower performance, while weaker consistency improves speed by tolerating synchronization delays.

Consistency Model: Defining Order and Visibility in Distributed Systems

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Feb 6

The Coder Cafe Monthly Recap: January 2025 thecoder.cafe/p/recap-01-2025

The Coder Cafe

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Feb 4

"Align the happy path to the left; you should quickly be able to scan down one column to see the expected execution flow." Nested Code in The Coder Cafe thecoder.cafe/p/nested-code

thecodercafe's tweet card. Align the happy path to the left; you should quickly be able to scan down one column to see the expected execution flow

Nested Code: Understanding the Downsides of Deep Nesting

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Jan 31

New blog post: Probabilistic Increment thecoder.cafe/p/probabilisti…

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Probabilistic Increment: A Randomized Algorithm to Mitigate Hot Rows

This problem here is called a hot row, and it occurs when a specific row in the database is modified frequently by multiple concurrent transactions.

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Jan 16

Exploring Database Isolation Levels thecoder.cafe/p/exploring-da…

thecodercafe's tweet card. The higher the isolation level, the more anomalies are prevented—but it comes at a cost.

Exploring Database Isolation Levels: A Deep Dive into Anomalies

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Dec 11

Streetlight Effect thecoder.cafe/p/streetlight-…

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Streetlight Effect: Don’t Focus on Where Light Is Best

Developers may focus on easily visible issues, such as syntax or styling, but miss more important problems, such as potential edge cases, logic issues, or architectural flaws.

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Dec 10

Cognitive Biases thecoder.cafe/p/cognitive-bi…

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Cognitive Biases: How Mental Shortcuts Impact Software Engineering

As software engineers, we must be aware of these cognitive biases and recognize that they can lead us to make incorrect decisions; understanding this will help us become more efficient in our work.

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Dec 3

Arrays vs. Linked Lists thecoder.cafe/p/arrays-vs-li…

thecodercafe's tweet card. Linked lists offer better time complexity for certain operations, but can lead to lower performance in practice due to a lack of spatial locality and predictability.

Arrays vs. Linked Lists: Key Differences & Use Cases

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The Coder Cafe

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Dec 3

If you're doing the Advent of Code this year, please consider joining the private leaderboard of The Coder Cafe (adventofcode.com/2024/leaderboa… => join code: 261108-eeac6b47). The winner will receive a free subscription for one year!

The Coder Cafe

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Nov 28

#36: Advent of Code thecoder.cafe/p/advent-of-co…

thecodercafe's tweet card. The Advent of Code is by far my favorite coding challenge.

Advent of Code: Strengthening Algorithm Skills with Christmas Challenges

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Nov 21

Readable code = intent (what) + logic (how) + rationale (why)

The Coder Cafe

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Nov 15

This week, we discussed about: - Readability: thecoder.cafe/p/readability - Complex if statements: thecoder.cafe/p/complex-if-s… - Cohesion: thecoder.cafe/p/cohesion - Coupling: thecoder.cafe/p/coupling And here's the weekly recap: thecoder.cafe/p/30-recap

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Coupling: How to Achieve Loose Coupling for Better Maintainability

High cohesion often leads to lower coupling, as components with a single responsibility tend to interact less with others.

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Nov 12

#27: Simplifying Complex if Statements thecoder.cafe/p/complex-if-s…

thecodercafe's tweet card. Refactoring complex if statements by breaking them into well-named variables or abstracting them into functions can significantly enhance our code readability.

Simplifying Complex if Statements: Breaking Down Conditional Logic

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Nov 11

The Coder Cafe #26: Readability thecoder.cafe/p/readability

thecodercafe's tweet card. Readability is about understanding the intent (what), rationale (why), and logic (how) behind a piece of code.

Readability: Understanding the What, the Why, and the How

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The Coder Cafe

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Nov 10

This week in The Coder Cafe we discussed: - Reliability: thecoder.cafe/p/reliability - Graceful degradation: thecoder.cafe/p/graceful-deg… - Adaptive LIFO: thecoder.cafe/p/adaptive-lifo - Resiliency vs. fault-tolerance vs. robustness: thecoder.cafe/p/resilient-fa… And as always, here's the weekly…