Ben Dicken

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Databases, distributed systems, software engineering. Web: benjdd.com X: x.com/benjdicken LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benjdicken

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Good and bad sharding keys (for databases)

Good and bad sharding keys (for databases) Ben Dicken

1.3K views - 6 days ago

ATOMIC database operations (do multiple things at once)

ATOMIC database operations (do multiple things at once) Ben Dicken

1.1K views - 1 week ago

Benchmarks: How to measure database performance?

Benchmarks: How to measure database performance? Ben Dicken

2.2K views - 1 month ago

Detecting server failure in a distributed system

Detecting server failure in a distributed system Ben Dicken

1.9K views - 1 month ago

NEVER run Postgres without a replica (failovers + high-availability)

NEVER run Postgres without a replica (failovers + high-availability) Ben Dicken

1.8K views - 1 month ago

THE way to scale a database (sharding MySQL and Postgres)

THE way to scale a database (sharding MySQL and Postgres) Ben Dicken

4K views - 1 month ago

The Data Structure that's allowed to Be WRONG

The Data Structure that's allowed to Be WRONG Ben Dicken

1.8K views - 1 month ago

Skip Lists - a perfect structure for LSM databases!

Skip Lists - a perfect structure for LSM databases! Ben Dicken

1.9K views - 1 month ago

The perfect structure for merging data quickly (the priority queue)

The perfect structure for merging data quickly (the priority queue) Ben Dicken

2K views - 1 month ago

FAST database writes with LSM (Log-Structured Merge trees)

FAST database writes with LSM (Log-Structured Merge trees) Ben Dicken

2.5K views - 1 month ago

Using COW in Unix processes and database B-trees (Copy-on-write)

Using COW in Unix processes and database B-trees (Copy-on-write) Ben Dicken

1.5K views - 1 month ago

Uncover slow database queries with p50, p95, and p99

Uncover slow database queries with p50, p95, and p99 Ben Dicken

4.8K views - 1 month ago

Write-Ahead Logs. The secret to fast database queries.

Write-Ahead Logs. The secret to fast database queries. Ben Dicken

29.6K views - 1 month ago

Killing transactions in databases (deadlock detection and resolution)

Killing transactions in databases (deadlock detection and resolution) Ben Dicken

3.1K views - 3 months ago

Caching algorithms (LIFO vs LRU vs CLOCK)

Caching algorithms (LIFO vs LRU vs CLOCK) Ben Dicken

1.5K views - 3 months ago

using RAM to make databases FAST (the buffer pool)

using RAM to make databases FAST (the buffer pool) Ben Dicken

4.2K views - 3 months ago

The 4 MOST important database concepts (ACID)

The 4 MOST important database concepts (ACID) Ben Dicken

2.1K views - 3 months ago

FAST data loading. Bulk-loading techniques for B-trees.

FAST data loading. Bulk-loading techniques for B-trees. Ben Dicken

1.8K views - 3 months ago

How Cursor searches your code (Vector search)

How Cursor searches your code (Vector search) Ben Dicken

2.5K views - 3 months ago

The BEST way to organize data (in a database)

The BEST way to organize data (in a database) Ben Dicken

4.9K views - 3 months ago

How Git and Cursor sync code (Merkle trees are super cool!)

How Git and Cursor sync code (Merkle trees are super cool!) Ben Dicken

14.1K views - 3 months ago

The critical data structure for databases. (B-trees)

The critical data structure for databases. (B-trees) Ben Dicken

5.3K views - 3 months ago

Hard drives, SSDs, and Tape storage. How do they work?

Hard drives, SSDs, and Tape storage. How do they work? Ben Dicken

1.2K views - 3 months ago

Data organization: Making database CRUD operations fast

Data organization: Making database CRUD operations fast Ben Dicken

2.8K views - 3 months ago

Data storage engines: the 5 must-know components

Data storage engines: the 5 must-know components Ben Dicken

2.6K views - 3 months ago

The hidden cost of Indexes and lookups

The hidden cost of Indexes and lookups Ben Dicken

6K views - 3 months ago

OLTP vs OLAP and the row / column storage tradeoff

OLTP vs OLAP and the row / column storage tradeoff Ben Dicken

16.8K views - 3 months ago

Relational vs document databases, data locality, and p99 (DDIA Chapters 1 & 2)

Relational vs document databases, data locality, and p99 (DDIA Chapters 1 & 2) Ben Dicken

6.9K views - 8 months ago