Nihit Kaul (He/Him)

Data Engineering leader @Netflix

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately*

Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code.

GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH

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[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

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[Francesco @francedot]

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[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

Brilliant write-up to celebrate 2025 and look forward to 2026! Here's to an even better world in 2026! 🎉

An early, Happy New Year to everyone!

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[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

@DXB Thank you for your quick assistance in helping solve the issue

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

My 82-year-old father, an Indian citizen & US green-card holder, is stuck at @DXB airport because his valid Indian passport (exp 2028) has a mistaken “PASSPORT CANCELLED” stamp.

Requesting @cgidubai’s urgent help to verify & issue clearance/EC 🙏

#DubaiAirport #ConsularHelp

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

Thanks to @cgidubai for the fast response on WhatsApp! Looking forward to a resolution soon! 🤞🙏🏼

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

@DXB @cgidubai cc: @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndembAbuDhabi #ConsularAssistance #IndianPassport #DubaiAirport

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

@DXB @cgidubai Name: Ashok Kaul

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

Some light at the end of the tunnel!
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[Deedy @deedydas]

HUGE immigration news!

The DoS has confirmed that it will formally establish an H-1B renewal program within the US.

A huge relief for so many people unable to find visa appointments slots in the winter in India.

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

Within software architecture, few people shaped the industry as much as @Grady_Booch. Safe to say he's a true legend.

In today's The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast episode, he shares fascinating stories, insights, observations.

Listen or watch the full episode:
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3 of my takeaways from this fascinating conversation:

1. Surprising: The US Department of Defense and the military built some of the most complicated software systems in the 70s and 80s.

In the 70s, these organizations probably had the most code to deal with - globally! - and things like distributed computing were pioneered thanks to these use cases.

2. The three axes of software architecture

Grady argues that when talking about software architecture, we should look at these three dimensions: ceremony, risk and complexity.

3. The economics of software and software architecture are always connected

Machine time was very expensive in the 1960s and 1970s, and software had to be written from scratch. Good architecture meant writing highly performant code to utilize these rather limited machines.

However, these days, machine time has gotten very cheap, and there are also plenty of “building blocks” at our disposal: from frameworks to cloud services. Software architecture is frequently still connected with cost: to decide on what services and technologies to use, taking the cost aspect into account!

I hope you enjoy this conversation - together with a history overview of the last 50 years in software - as much as I did! Thanks a lot @Grady_Booch

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

@nytimes It's baffling that we're nearing 2025, yet your platform still doesn't offer an online billing solution. Having to call in to manage payments feels so outdated, especially for a publication at the forefront of journalism. Please fix this!

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

#MarcellusWilliams faces execution on 9/24 for crime that DNA proves he didn’t commit. Join @innocence and @the_mip in taking action to prevent this irreversible injustice. https://t.co/gZL5tTnqgI

[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

Loved the latest post from @MelMitchell1

Evaluating Large Language Models Using “Counterfactual Tasks” https://t.co/QXf04Cfmjf

[Netflix @netflix]

Rafael Nadal vs. Carlos Alcaraz.
❤ this post for a reminder to tune in on March 3rd, 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. A Netflix Live Sports Event. “The Netflix Slam”. A tennis showdown like no other.

[Netflix Data @netflixdata]

Netflix will be hosting the Data Engineering Open Forum on April 18th: a full-day in-person conference at our Los Gatos office!

If you are interested in speaking at the conference, please fill out the CFP form:

https://t.co/nmfSfXGOiy
#data #Forum

[Gnome Anne May Perceive Me @annethegnome]

FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀

Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station!

Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀
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[Nihit Kaul (He/Him) @nihitk]

Kudos to @bshelburne for an amazing job with the Earwitness podcast #wrongfulconviction

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[Netflix Data @netflixdata]

Discover Netflix's Incremental Processing Solution (IPS) using Netflix Maestro & Apache Iceberg. IPS results in cost-effective data processing, data accuracy, data Freshness & handled backfills, key to addressing our core business needs. #dataengineering
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