The numbers EVERY ENGINEER should know (napkin math)
Learn napkin math. Estimating system performance from first principles. I cover the latency numbers worth memorizing so you can quickly answer real engineering performance questions. The napkin math repo: https://github.com/sirupsen/napkin-math --- Welcome to the channel! I make videos about software engineering, databases, and distributed systems. You can find more about me at the links below: X: https://x.com/BenjDicken LinkedIn: / benjdicken Web: http://benjdd.com/
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