The Consensus

Research, data, and tools for experienced programmers.

[Obiabo. @obiabo_immanuel]

Another look at SQLite Write Ahead Log reset bug.

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[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: @benjoffe writes about A faster Easter date function.

Also: @ClickhouseDB acquired @xata. And @hexanalytics is hiring a Software Engineer (Developer Velocity) in NYC or SF or remote in the US.

https://t.co/T7tQDJvAxb

[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

One of the interesting things that @theconsensusdev data gives us (w.r.t. the Xata acquisition by ClickHouse) is this momentum tracker for companies and open source projects.

It's a ratio of external mentions of the company or its projects to total mentions (among companies and projects and developers we index) over time, in blog posts and job postings.

A momentum graph like ClickHouse's is pretty ideal for a startup.

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[Christian @_heyglassy]

If there's any place you could look to find mind more blogs like the one's we write at PlanetScale it'd be on The Consensus.

Really glad we're a sponsor!

[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

New short survey of memory management techniques in major C projects.

And thank you to @PlanetScale for being our latest sponsor! Showing they're invested in the tools and writing that help experienced developers keep growing.

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[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: Thomas Neumann writes about next-level benchmarking overfitting.

Also: @ocient raised a $100M Series C. And @layupparts is hiring a Software Engineer (Computational Geometry) in Huntington Beach.

https://t.co/3BvMKutoVw

[Alperen Keleş @Keleesssss]

Thanks for the shoutout🫣 If you’re not following The Consensus, it’s the trending independent publication for software internals, check it out!

[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: @keleesssss writes about bug finding considered harmful?

Also: @Dropbox acquired @TigrisData. And @openrouter is hiring a Software Engineer on the Platform team remotely in the US.

https://t.co/5ttmcUlweE

[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

A glance at the underlying engine powering data (jobs, funding, code search, etc.) on @theconsensusdev

[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

Oh sweet, @theconsensusdev language popularity ranking cited by @ZDNET. Of course, The Consensus popularity ranking is limited to software infrastructure companies (that we index) but that still makes it its own interesting thing.

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[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

I'm starting a virtual talk series next year, hosted by @theconsensusdev.

Not product pitches, not founders speaking. Please encourage an experienced developer at your org to give a talk about a technical challenge you've been dealing with.

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[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

Site sponsors for The Consensus are booked out until February (and possibly March). Good stuff!

Plenty of job sponsor slots open though. Let us help you hire!

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[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: @dalelane from @confluentinc writes about how Flink’s Kafka connector commits offsets to Kafka.

Also: @HypersonicaGmbH raised a €100M Series B. And @IsomorphicLabs is hiring a Security Engineer in London.

https://t.co/1lpTbZzTqS

[Clandestine @akaclandestine]

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[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: @xeophon from @PrimeIntellect shares learnings from auditing public evaluations.

Also: Blue Raven raised a $850M round in NJ. And Atomic Machines is hiring a Design for Manufacturing and Computational Geometry Engineer in Emeryville.

https://t.co/OLZgWpOJVP

[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: Nicholas Carlini asks if a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996?

Also: @hyperbolic_labs raised a $30M Series A in SF. And @yugabyte is hiring a Staff Engineer on the SQL Engine team in Sunnyvale.

https://t.co/YsDoUG4hND

[The Consensus @theconsensusdev]

Worth a read: @simeonGriggs from @planetscale writes about the turning point for Postgres.

Also: @blackwall_com raised a $100M Series C in Tallinn. And @useblacksmith is hiring a Systems Security Engineer in NYC.

https://t.co/Zd268D475h

[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

How many free newsletters out there are telling you about news and jobs across major areas of software infrastructure?

Why aren't you subscribed to The Consensus Weekly?

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[Phil Eaton @eatonphil]

Open and closed loop benchmarking

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