Cynthia Dunlop
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.social
ScyllaDB | P99 CONF | "Writing for Developers: Blogs That Get Read" book (https://github.com/scynthiadunlop/WritingForDevelopersBook)
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Cynthia Dunlop
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.social
· Dec 12
The book that @sarna.dev and I co-authored on writing engineering blog posts is now published. And it’s flanked by the best imaginable “bookends”: a foreword by @bcantrill.bsky.social and an afterword by @scott.hanselman.com! Details and Amazon/Manning links at bit.ly/3AVPWn9.
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Your intellectual fly is open
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...
Your intellectual fly is open | The Observation Deck
bcantrill.dtrace.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Your intellectual fly is open
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...
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Do you like databases?
Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them?
Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases?
If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...
Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them?
Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases?
If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...
2025 in Review with Mike Stonebraker and Andy Pavlo
Webcast Dec 10: DBMS researchers Mike Stonebraker (MIT / DBOS) and Andy Pavlo (CMU) discuss which data and CS trends are heating up or cooling down heading into 2026.
www.dbos.dev
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Do you like databases?
Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them?
Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases?
If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...
Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them?
Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases?
If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...
Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog...
Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar
Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social
Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg
Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar
Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social
Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog...
Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar
Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social
Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg
Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar
Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social
Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg
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New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to.
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
The Balanced Engineer • Issue #42
Revisiting engineering management practices, embracing GitHub culture, appreciating the Ruby on Rails community, and chatting with industry leaders in our podcast!
archives.balancedengineer.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to.
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
ScyllaDB can handle whatever you throw at it. ;-) If you're at re: Invent, stop by and say hi -booth 1747
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
ScyllaDB can handle whatever you throw at it. ;-) If you're at re: Invent, stop by and say hi -booth 1747
Please meet California Condor #36, just chilling at Pinnacles National Park
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Please meet California Condor #36, just chilling at Pinnacles National Park
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This week the Overcommitted crew sat down with @kateholterhoff.com to talk about what it's like being a Developer-Focused Analyst, and much more!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Ep. 35 | Decoding Developer Trends: Inside the Life of a Developer-Focused Analyst with Kate Holterhoff by Overcommitted
SummaryJoin us for a conversation with Kate Holterhoff, an industry analyst at Redmonk who tracks developer trends from Reddit threads to conference halls. Kate shares her unique journey from earning ...
creators.spotify.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This week the Overcommitted crew sat down with @kateholterhoff.com to talk about what it's like being a Developer-Focused Analyst, and much more!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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✍️ It's not high-brow, it's not erudite, but it is a ranty af blog post about AI slop: rmoff.net/2025/11/25/a...
#enshittification #AISlop #blogging
#enshittification #AISlop #blogging
AI Smells on Medium
As part of compiling the monthly interesting links posts, I go through a ton of RSS feeds, sourced from specific blogs that I follow as well as general aggregators. These aggregators include quality…
rmoff.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
✍️ It's not high-brow, it's not erudite, but it is a ranty af blog post about AI slop: rmoff.net/2025/11/25/a...
#enshittification #AISlop #blogging
#enshittification #AISlop #blogging
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Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚
📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers!
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚
Reposted by Cynthia Dunlop
Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀
Lets read a book together! 😄
Lets read a book together! 😄
📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers!
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀
Lets read a book together! 😄
Lets read a book together! 😄
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If you are sharing your knowledge on slacks or discords, it's gonna get lost pretty quick, no matter how good it is. Capture that knowledge and put it at a URL so everyone can benefit. I wrote up how I do so here: www.mooreds.com/wordpress/ar...
Don’t Let That Content Go To Waste – Dan Moore!
If you are a member of an online community and you participate, you’ll often write a few paragraphs in response to a comment or question. This is also true if you use a social network like LinkedIn…
www.mooreds.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you are sharing your knowledge on slacks or discords, it's gonna get lost pretty quick, no matter how good it is. Capture that knowledge and put it at a URL so everyone can benefit. I wrote up how I do so here: www.mooreds.com/wordpress/ar...
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Would also recommend @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social newsletter - even if you're not joining the book club!
writethatblog.substack.com
writethatblog.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Would also recommend @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social newsletter - even if you're not joining the book club!
writethatblog.substack.com
writethatblog.substack.com
"Writing for Developers" book club details 👀
📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers!
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Writing for Developers" book club details 👀
Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.
Do you (or someone you know) write blog posts or newsletters for software developers?
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
We will soon be kicking off our next book club, Writing for Developers!
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.
For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...
A nice recap of @clickhouse.com's P99 CONF keynote, by Joab Jackson of @thenewstack.io thenewstack.io/moving-from-...
Moving From C++ to Rust? ClickHouse Has Some Advice
Facing the monumental challenge of maintaining a massive, security-vulnerable C++ codebase, the core ClickHouse team embarked on an incremental migration to Rust. Here's what they learned.
thenewstack.io
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A nice recap of @clickhouse.com's P99 CONF keynote, by Joab Jackson of @thenewstack.io thenewstack.io/moving-from-...
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Protobuf - use it faster, or don't use it at all? Couple of interesting talk from P99 CONF this year:
* www.p99conf.io/session/8x-b...
* www.p99conf.io/session/pars...
* www.p99conf.io/session/8x-b...
* www.p99conf.io/session/pars...
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Protobuf - use it faster, or don't use it at all? Couple of interesting talk from P99 CONF this year:
* www.p99conf.io/session/8x-b...
* www.p99conf.io/session/pars...
* www.p99conf.io/session/8x-b...
* www.p99conf.io/session/pars...
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Three Flink-related talks at P99 CONF this year - here are the recordings and slides:
* www.p99conf.io/session/apac...
* www.p99conf.io/session/buil...
* www.p99conf.io/session/rivi...
* www.p99conf.io/session/apac...
* www.p99conf.io/session/buil...
* www.p99conf.io/session/rivi...
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Three Flink-related talks at P99 CONF this year - here are the recordings and slides:
* www.p99conf.io/session/apac...
* www.p99conf.io/session/buil...
* www.p99conf.io/session/rivi...
* www.p99conf.io/session/apac...
* www.p99conf.io/session/buil...
* www.p99conf.io/session/rivi...
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P99 CONF nails it in terms of both content, *and* UX for attending. Super-simple registration. Free registration. Videos available on-demand afterwards with no gating or games. Clear and usable website. These folk know how to do a developer conference. A+++
🎥 Videos & slides: www.p99conf.io
🎥 Videos & slides: www.p99conf.io
P99 CONF – All Things Performance On-Demand
P99 CONF is a cross-industry virtual event for engineers and by engineers, centered around low-latency, high-performance design.
www.p99conf.io
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
P99 CONF nails it in terms of both content, *and* UX for attending. Super-simple registration. Free registration. Videos available on-demand afterwards with no gating or games. Clear and usable website. These folk know how to do a developer conference. A+++
🎥 Videos & slides: www.p99conf.io
🎥 Videos & slides: www.p99conf.io
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Next book club idea: Writing for Developers
Who is in? 👀
Who is in? 👀
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Next book club idea: Writing for Developers
Who is in? 👀
Who is in? 👀
@sarna.dev's latest blog post picks for writethat.blog...
I’m writing another book! // @ericlippert.com
Zig's new async I/O // Andrew Kelley
Corrosion // @sockpuppet.org, Peter Cai (@fly.io)
How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked // Cats with power tools
I’m writing another book! // @ericlippert.com
Zig's new async I/O // Andrew Kelley
Corrosion // @sockpuppet.org, Peter Cai (@fly.io)
How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked // Cats with power tools
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@sarna.dev's latest blog post picks for writethat.blog...
I’m writing another book! // @ericlippert.com
Zig's new async I/O // Andrew Kelley
Corrosion // @sockpuppet.org, Peter Cai (@fly.io)
How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked // Cats with power tools
I’m writing another book! // @ericlippert.com
Zig's new async I/O // Andrew Kelley
Corrosion // @sockpuppet.org, Peter Cai (@fly.io)
How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked // Cats with power tools
Oh look, a new book by @ericlippert.com! Should be a fabulous adventure indeed. www.manning.com/books/fabulo...
Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - Eric Lippert
Author Eric Lippert introduces fabulous solutions using uncommon algorithms and data structures.
There’s a lot more to algorithms than the useful-but-boring recipes you recite for every interview. Th...
www.manning.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Oh look, a new book by @ericlippert.com! Should be a fabulous adventure indeed. www.manning.com/books/fabulo...
The Bug Hunt is probably our favorite “Writing for Developers” book chapter. It’s the first of the seven blog post pattern chapters that we shipped -- and we had a ton of fun developing it. You can read it here... writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-bug-hu...
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Bug Hunt is probably our favorite “Writing for Developers” book chapter. It’s the first of the seven blog post pattern chapters that we shipped -- and we had a ton of fun developing it. You can read it here... writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-bug-hu...
If we get one more AI-generated Monster Scale Summit submission, I will cry. Humans, please -- apply to speak! This is P99 CONF's sister conference, and we're open to talks on extreme scale engineering and distributed system challenges. www.scylladb.com/monster-scal...
Monster Scale Summit
Monster Scale Summit is a highly technical conference on extreme scale engineering and data-intensive applications.
www.scylladb.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If we get one more AI-generated Monster Scale Summit submission, I will cry. Humans, please -- apply to speak! This is P99 CONF's sister conference, and we're open to talks on extreme scale engineering and distributed system challenges. www.scylladb.com/monster-scal...
Rachel and Adrian Cockroft are up next! 🙌
P99 Conf runs today and tomorrow! Historically #p99conf features technically rich talks, and this year's agenda seems to indicate 2025 will be more awesomeness! You should drop in for a session or two if you have time.
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
Agenda
P99 CONF is two days of keynotes, technical deep dives, and lively conversations on all things performance. Join us online Oct 23-24, 2025!
www.p99conf.io
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Rachel and Adrian Cockroft are up next! 🙌