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Notes on Performance Engineering: A Modern Textbook

A comprehensive guide to modern performance engineering, covering the foundations of latency, throughput, and jitter, along with deep dives into CPU microarchitecture and the principle of mechanical sympathy.

Keeping trading models simple

A straightforward approach, grounded in clear reasoning and minimal complexity, can set you up for success in the chaotic, competitive world of markets.

Unofficial Guide to Rust Optimization Techniques

Rust's unique ownership model and zero-cost abstractions make it exceptional for high-performance systems. This guide covers advanced optimization techniques for Rust developers.

Inside Drift: Architecting a High-Performance Orderbook on Solana

A deep dive into Drift Protocol's architecture, exploring how Solana's largest open-source perpetual futures DEX achieves high performance through innovative design patterns including Just-In-Time liquidity, cross-margined risk engines, and hybrid AMM approaches.

There are just too many AI Frameworks

An analysis of the current AI framework landscape and why the proliferation of tools might be hindering rather than helping developers build production-ready AI systems.

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Borsh and its Role in Anchor for Solana

Unlike familiar formats like JSON, Borsh is designed specifically for Solana to optimize speed, compactness, and performance. Learn how it integrates with Anchor framework.

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The Best Engineer I Have Ever Met

During my year and a half at Chainlink, I had the privilege of working with one of the best engineers I've ever met. Before that, I had worked at various startups and tech companies, but this individual stood out for their exceptional technical skills and collaborative approach.

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Design Of Solidity AST Optimiser

From idea to implementation: creating a Solidity gas optimizer for smart contracts. A deep dive into AST manipulation and optimization techniques.

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Smart Contract Audit Primer

Preparing for a comprehensive smart contract audit - a primer covering security considerations, common vulnerabilities, and best practices.

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Grid Search for Optimizing Liquidity in Raydium: A Deep Dive

Grid search probably helps find the best combination of order sizes and price points to ensure there's enough liquidity on Raydium DEX. Technical analysis of algorithmic liquidity optimization strategies.

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Building a Rust Library

My experience building RustyGram, a Rust library that garnered over 6000 downloads on crates.io. Lessons learned in Rust ecosystem development.

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Zero Knowledge Soul Bound Token

Exploring the intersection of identity and privacy through ZK-SNARKs implementation in soul bound tokens. Part 3 of 'The Construction of the Soul' series.

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How does Ethereum work under the hood?

Understanding EVM basics in simple English - a comprehensive guide to Ethereum's inner workings, virtual machine architecture, and execution model.

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NFT Vesting

NFT vesting with time locks - implementing sophisticated tokenomics and vesting mechanisms for NFT projects using smart contracts.

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Why Do We Need Modular Blockchains For Scalability?

Exploring modular blockchain architecture as a solution to the blockchain trilemma. Analysis of execution layers, data availability, and consensus mechanisms.

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