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One unique thing about software as an engineering discipline is that it offers abstractions which allow ppl to start contributing in the field w/o having to understand the whole field. To be great, though, imo understanding what’s under the abstractions is really important: 1/

These abstractions are the “black boxes” in your work. Maybe you make HTTP requests all the time, or submit queries to a DB, or read and write to files, or make a syscall, or even type useState—but have never interrogated what’s happening under the abstraction when you do. 2/

These abstractions are great for most things, but are still “leaky” at some point — and understanding their underlying complexity is incredibly valuable for being a great software dev. Here are some books I found valuable for learning about these abstractions early on: 3/

1. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volumes 1, 2, and 3: A lot has changed since this was written (in all volumes, but particularly 2&3), but I think it’s still a valuable resource for understanding the basis of what’s happening every time you make an HTTP request. This really pays off. 4/

2. Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware Software Interface The hardware software interface is the ultimate abstraction layer. You’d be surprised how often knowing how cache lines work will help you. 5/

3. Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques A lot has also changed since this was written, but it’s still a great exploration of an area that is perhaps the leakiest abstraction of all and where understanding the underlying system is of enormous value. 6/

4. Understanding the Linux Kernel / The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System Great for understanding the complexities and limitations of the the filesystem, memory, network interface, etc. Abstractions that effect almost every aspect of your software. 7/

I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.