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InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
www.influxdata.com
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Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video.
Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
getstream.io
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  1. zed

    Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

    Zed the next-gen collaborative IDE

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. system-design-primer

    Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.

    System Design Primer still relevant in every interview

  4. murder

    Large scale server deploys using BitTorrent and the BitTornado library (by ervinb)

    Twitter/X (but curate aggressively) follow devs who build and share

  5. excalidraw

    Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

    Excalidraw because drawing system diagrams makes you look 100x smarter

  6. bun

    Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one

    Bun if you want Node.js but faster and less cursed

  7. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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