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• Topics in Distributed Systems: Making sense of the CAP theorem
  The CAP theorem and its variations

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• Metastable failures in distributed systems
  An overview of metastable failures and how to deal with them

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• Grokking generic algorithms in C++
  A closer look at how generic algorithms are implemented in practice

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• Actual programming
  Advice from real programmers on how to actually write code

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• The Pimpl idiom in modern C++
  What the Pimpl idiom is and how it works in modern C++

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• Type traits from the bottom up
  How type traits are implemented in the STL

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• Language features as compiler hints
  How the compiler sees some language constructs

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• The Stepanov Language Test
  How to know if a language is suited to generic programming

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• How to code it: algorithmic problem solving
  Using Polya’s How To Solve It techniques in algorithmic problems

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• Notes on performance engineering of C++ programs
  A collection of notes and resources about performance engineering

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• Notes on std::rotate
  Analyzing different implementations of std::rotate in the STL

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• How do committees invent?
  Inovation can be hindered by the overhead of inter-team communication

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• Bit tricks in C++
  A collection of common bitwise operations in C++

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• A sample of sampling algorithms
  Algorithms for generating samples

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• Relation between std::is_sorted and find_adjacent_mismatch
  How to implement std::is_sorted in terms of find_adjacent_mismatch

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• The road to std::lower_bound
  How to derive a correct and efficient binary search

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• Three categories of comments in source code
  How to write good comments

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• Notes on std::unique
  Implementing and using std::unique

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• A Philosophy of Software Design, by John Ousterhout
  Notes about the book 'A Philosophy of Software Design, by John Ousterhout'

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• The popularity and evolution of C++
  Will C++ continue to be popular?

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• Git Cheat-Sheet
  Creating and managing repositories with git

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• What “no raw loops” really means
  Spoiler alert: it’s about isolating algorithmic primitives in your code

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• The economy of programming languages
  What makes a programming language successfull?

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• Computer wordplay
  Basic algorithms for detecting and playing with anagrams

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