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An Overview of Non-Uniform Memory Access
NUMA becomes more common because memory controllers get close to execution units on microprocessors.
Best Practices on the Move: Building Web Apps For Mobile Devices
Which practices should be modified or avoided altogether by developers for the mobile Web?
Nonblocking Algorithms and Scalable Multicore Programming
Exploring an alternative to lock-based synchronization.
Structured Deferral: Synchronization via Procrastination
We simply do not have a synchronization mechanism that can enforce mutual exclusion.
Proving the Correctness of Nonblocking Data Structures
Nonblocking synchronization can yield astonishing results in terms of scalability and real-time response, but at the expense of verification state space.
Resolved: The Internet Is No Place For Critical Infrastructure
Risk is a necessary consequence of dependence.
There Is No Getting Around It: You Are Building a Distributed System
Building a distributed system requires a methodical approach to requirements.
Discrimination in Online Ad Delivery
Google ads, black names and white names, racial discrimination, and click advertising.
Eventual Consistency Today: Limitations, Extensions, and Beyond
How can applications be built on eventually consistent infrastructure given no guarantee of safety?
The Evolution of Web Development For Mobile Devices
Building websites that perform well on mobile devices remains a challenge.
FPGA Programming For the Masses
The programmability of FPGAs must improve if they are to be part of mainstream computing.
Hazy: Making It Easier to Build and Maintain Big-Data Analytics
Racing to unleash the full potential of big data with the latest statistical and machine-learning techniques.
The Story of the Teapot in DHTML
It is easy to do amazing things, such as rendering the classic teapot in HTML and CSS.
Thinking Methodically About Performance
The USE method addresses shortcomings in other commonly used methodologies.
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