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Hussein Nasser

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Hussein Nasser

@hnasr

Backend and Database Courses courses.husseinnasser.com YouTube youtube.com/@hnasr Author of Root Cause amzn.to/4cfQjJj Engineer @esri

California, USA

Joined July 2010

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Hussein Nasser
@hnasr
Apr 15
I wrote a new book that has been in the works for years. It is called Root Cause, and it is for those who enjoy the art of backend engineering. Early in my career, 20 years ago, I built backend and database applications without fully grasping their inner mechanics. Performance
Hussein Nasser
@hnasr
Aug 7
Select For Update does a write in PostgreSQL. In a Postgres heap page, each tuple has a header which provides metadata about that tuple. When a transaction executes a select for update the tuples discovered as part of the predict will have their header updated to be marked as
Hussein Nasser
@hnasr
Aug 5
In the coming few years, most engineers will heavily rely on AI to build software. Loops will produce and review code, while engineers will be out of the loop, figuratively and literally. The final product, which is supposed to be used by humans, is unrecognizable by the
Hussein Nasser
@hnasr
Aug 4
second channel - contains raw thoughts about current state of software engineering climate. main channel will continue to go through deep dives.
Idris Gadi
@igadii_X
Aug 3
"don't be out of the loop" — @hnasr
Hussein Nasser
@hnasr
Aug 3
Inspired
daniel.haxx.se
Inspired
The picture was taken by mr Nasser and shared on social media In appendix A of the book Root cause: Stories and lessons from two decades of Backend Engineering Bugs, author Hussein Nasser has these...