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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026878 stories
Distributed Systems Classics (2017)↗ nvartolomei.com · HN · 75 comments · 351 points · Sep 14, 2026
Learning Software Architecture↗ matklad.github.io · HN · 120 comments · 612 points · May 12, 2026
Interaction Models↗ thinkingmachines.ai · HN · 53 comments · 334 points · May 11, 2026
Three constraints before I build anything↗ jordanlord.co.uk · HN · 58 comments · 368 points · Apr 25, 2026
Agentic Engineering Patterns↗ simonwillison.net · HN · 310 comments · 543 points · Mar 04, 2026
2025980 stories
Why is everything so scalable?↗ stavros.io · HN · 370 comments · 408 points · Oct 09, 2025
The Enterprise Experience↗ churchofturing.github.io · HN · 148 comments · 521 points · Aug 17, 2025
Do things that don't scale, and then don't scale↗ derwiki.medium.com · HN · 207 comments · 516 points · Aug 16, 2025
Do Things That Don't Scale (2013)↗ paulgraham.com · HN · 113 comments · 368 points · Aug 15, 2025
MCP overlooks hard-won lessons from distributed systems↗ julsimon.medium.com · HN · 227 comments · 409 points · Aug 09, 2025
2024823 stories
Systems ideas that sound good but almost never work↗ hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com · HN · 261 comments · 419 points · Dec 31, 2024
Model Context Protocol↗ anthropic.com · HN · 258 comments · 872 points · Nov 25, 2024
Engineering principles for building financial systems↗ substack.wasteman.codes · HN · 104 comments · 403 points · Jul 11, 2024
In Defense of Simple Architectures (2022)↗ danluu.com · HN · 436 comments · 590 points · Feb 20, 2024
Almost every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret↗ cep.dev · HN · 626 comments · 1181 points · Feb 09, 2024
2023821 stories
Ask HN: Why aren't business rules engines more popular?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 12 comments · 21 points · Dec 31, 2023
It's not microservice or monolith; it's cognitive load↗ fernandovillalba.substack.com · HN · 192 comments · 218 points · Dec 28, 2023
You may not need that costly, time-consuming infra re-org↗ alashiban.com · HN · 1 comments · 20 points · Dec 22, 2023
The costs of microservices (2020)↗ robertovitillo.com · HN · 47 comments · 93 points · Oct 30, 2023
You Want Modules, Not Microservices↗ blogs.newardassociates.com · HN · 72 comments · 96 points · Jan 03, 2023
2022779 stories
Using a framework will harm the maintenance of your software↗ berk.es · HN · 534 comments · 476 points · Oct 12, 2022
MVC frameworks aren't dinosaurs but sharks↗ david-dahan.com · HN · 248 comments · 318 points · May 09, 2022
Distributed Systems Shibboleths↗ jolynch.github.io · HN · 66 comments · 360 points · Apr 30, 2022
In defense of simple architectures↗ danluu.com · HN · 189 comments · 368 points · Apr 06, 2022
Ask HN: Who operates at scale without containers?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 432 comments · 601 points · Mar 22, 2022
2021744 stories
Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend↗ arnoldgalovics.com · HN · 445 comments · 1230 points · Dec 16, 2021
Is this what enterprise means?↗ twitter.com · HN · 118 comments · 459 points · May 05, 2021
Software Infrastructure 2.0: A Wishlist↗ erikbern.com · HN · 195 comments · 321 points · Apr 19, 2021
Write libraries instead of services, where possible↗ catern.com · HN · 322 comments · 635 points · Mar 09, 2021
Modules, Monoliths, and Microservices↗ tailscale.com · HN · 87 comments · 322 points · Feb 24, 2021
20201,163 stories
Distributed Systems Reading List↗ dancres.github.io · HN · 76 comments · 554 points · Dec 06, 2020
A Theory of Software Architecture↗ danuker.go.ro · HN · 241 comments · 507 points · Oct 28, 2020
Dependency↗ xkcd.com · HN · 294 comments · 808 points · Aug 17, 2020
Software reuse is more like an organ transplant than snapping Lego blocks (2011)↗ johndcook.com · HN · 228 comments · 667 points · Jun 24, 2020
Simple Systems Have Less Downtime↗ gkogan.co · HN · 263 comments · 685 points · Mar 03, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

The problem is not AI code, but not knowing about system architecture or intent↗ ssp.sh · HN · 189 comments · 279 points · Sep 28, 2026
What even is an OS now?↗ sockpuppet.org · HN · 468 comments · 307 points · Sep 25, 2026
Distributed Systems Classics (2017)↗ nvartolomei.com · HN · 75 comments · 351 points · Sep 14, 2026
Startup Anti-Patterns↗ itamarnovick.com · HN · 94 comments · 193 points · Aug 30, 2026
Malleable software = solid bases and custom code↗ mdubakov.me · HN · 33 comments · 111 points · Aug 31, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Distributed Systems Classics (2017)↗ nvartolomei.com · HN · 75 comments · 351 points · Sep 14, 2026
What even is an OS now?↗ sockpuppet.org · HN · 468 comments · 307 points · Sep 25, 2026
The problem is not AI code, but not knowing about system architecture or intent↗ ssp.sh · HN · 189 comments · 279 points · Sep 28, 2026
Startup Anti-Patterns↗ itamarnovick.com · HN · 94 comments · 193 points · Aug 30, 2026
Malleable software = solid bases and custom code↗ mdubakov.me · HN · 33 comments · 111 points · Aug 31, 2026
Domain-Driven Agents↗ coldtake.dev · HN · 21 comments · 97 points · Aug 29, 2026
Project HydraFusion: Frontier quality via multi-model orchestration↗ github.blog · HN · 35 comments · 79 points · Sep 04, 2026
Product Backlog Problems: Why Your Hierarchy Is Broken↗ prodpad.com · HN · 22 comments · 30 points · Aug 31, 2026
Crossing Boundaries with Integration Events↗ deniskyashif.com · HN · 0 comments · 17 points · Aug 30, 2026
Model Misalignment Reporting Framework↗ openai.com · HN · 2 comments · 16 points · Sep 16, 2026

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