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@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active August 24, 2025 22:58
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@hofmannsven
hofmannsven / README.md
Last active August 23, 2025 00:37
Git CLI Cheatsheet
@enricofoltran
enricofoltran / main.go
Last active July 19, 2025 10:43
A simple golang web server with basic logging, tracing, health check, graceful shutdown and zero dependencies
package main
import (
"context"
"flag"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"os"
"os/signal"
@stfwn
stfwn / nn.py
Last active February 22, 2025 10:43
A Neural Network in Python From Start to Finish
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from urllib import request
import gzip
import pickle
import os
"""Load up the data.
This is not that interesting. Let's just copy paste it from https://github.com/hsjeong5/MNIST-for-Numpy."""
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: Extreme Performance Tuning Benchmark Environment
Parameters:
AmiId:
Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<AWS::EC2::Image::Id>
Default: '/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2'
@mitchellh
mitchellh / merge_vs_rebase_vs_squash.md
Last active August 20, 2025 20:55
Merge vs. Rebase vs. Squash

I get asked pretty regularly what my opinion is on merge commits vs rebasing vs squashing. I've typed up this response so many times that I've decided to just put it in a gist so I can reference it whenever it comes up again.

I use merge, squash, rebase all situationally. I believe they all have their merits but their usage depends on the context. I think anyone who says any particular strategy is the right answer 100% of the time is wrong, but I think there is considerable acceptable leeway in when you use each. What follows is my personal and professional opinion: