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2 posts6–Jul 12, 2026
A Periodic Table of System Design: 40+ Shared Principles
Georgia Tech researcher Joy Arulraj distills over 100 influential papers into a shared taxonomy of 40+ system design principles spanning databases, OS, and distributed systems.
systems designcomputer-sciencedistributed-systemsdatabasesArcan: A User-Centric Overlay Operating System Design
Arcan is a single-user overlay operating system that grants autonomy over every device you own, independent of Linux or BSD kernels. This piece covers its core building block, SHMIF.
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