A couple more variations on an ancient theme
I’ve written a couple posts on the approximation by the Indian astronomer Aryabhata (476–550). The approximation is accurate for x in [−π/2, π/2]. The first post collected a Twitter thread about the approximation into a post. The second looked at how far the coefficients in Aryabhata’s approximation are from the
Read moreFinding pi in the alphabet
Write the letters of the alphabet around a circle, then strike out the letters that are symmetrical about a vertical line. The remaining letters are grouped in clumps of 3, 1, 4, 1, and 6 letters. I’ve heard that this observation is due to Martin Gardner, but I don’t have
Read moreThe creator of Jenkins discusses CI/CD and balancing business with open source
On today’s episode we speak with Kohsuke Kawaguchi, who won the Google-O’Reilly Open Source award for his work on the Hudson/Jenkins project. Kohsuke began his career at Sun Microsystems. In 2010 he founded InfraDNA, which merged with Cloudbees shortly after. In 2014 he become the CTO of Cloudbees. He shares
Read moreThe hidden cost of speed
It’s tempting to push projects out the door, to woo and impress colleagues and supervisors, but the stark truth is that even the smallest projects should have proper review periods.
Read moreBest practices for cost-efficient Kafka clusters
In today's data-driven world, Apache Kafka has emerged as a cornerstone of modern data streaming, particularly with the rise of AI and the immense volumes of data it generates.
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