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I wrote a new book that has been in the works for years. It is called Root Cause, and it is for those who enjoy the art of backend engineering.Early in my career, 20 years ago, I built backend and database applications without fully grasping their inner mechanics. Performance iss ...  Show more

In this video I introduce 5 different design patterns for building backend applications. Each mode explains how a socket listener is established, a connections are established and how threads and connections are managed to read, write and process requests. 

In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to ...  Show more

A review of key bitcoin and crypto narratives.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus, FTX US and Cointelli.  On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW checks in on the state of key bitcoin, crypto and economic narratives, from bitcoin’s institutional bid to bitcoin as l ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:33 - Why Tuur's account became more private 05:54 - What are the main changes in the Bitcoin space since 2017? 06:14 - Tuur's thoughts on mining 10:11 - The 28% difficulty adjustment and China 38:41 - The Bitcoin reformation article 01:00:09 - Et ...  Show more

Bitcoin is a tool for social justice. This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US. This week on “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads “Why Bitcoin Is a Tool for Social Justice” by Charlene Fadirepo.  - Nexo is a powerful, all-in-one crypto platform where you can securely sto ...  Show more