UnRound Up: Issue #3
This week's newsletter brings you Facebook's source control system, a look into networking in Google's Chrome and a spotlight on a South African startup.
Projects
sapling: A Scalable, User-Friendly Source Control System built by Facebook.
novu: The open-source notification infrastructure for developers.
Articles
Why Use Microservices - Breaking The Monolith by Nitin Khaitan
“As we can plan and achieve a quick release cycle with microservices, instead of planning a perfect product in the first release and then releasing late in the market, we can start with MVP and plan for short release cycles”
High Performance Networking in Chrome by Ilya Grigorik
“The ability of the browser to optimize the order, priority, and latency of each network resource is one of the most critical contributors to the overall user experience. You may not be aware of it, but Chrome’s network stack is, quite literally, getting smarter every day, trying to hide or decrease the latency cost of each resource.”
Threads From The Industry
“Spending too much time on guard rails often hurts your team. It implies a lack of trust. Spending more effort on mapping helps build trust. Being there for recovery helps reinforce it.”
Michael Plöd on Oversimplification of Using Microservices to Deliver Software Faster
“You want to align domain modeling boundaries, with team boundaries and module boundaries in your software. This sounds straightforward but it isn't because you will realize that your first takes in the modeling may not turn out to be the best ideas.”
Startup Spotlight
Nile: Nile connects fresh produce buyers and sellers by providing a platform for direct and secure transactions. (And they’re currently hiring!)