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The biggest-ever global outage: lessons for software engineers

The article discusses the largest global outage in history, analyzing its causes, impact, and lessons learned. It emphasizes the importance of resilience, redundancy, and effective communication in preventing and managing large-scale outages in the future.

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Building A Generative AI Platform

The article by Chip Huyen outlines the essential components and steps to build a generative AI platform, starting from a simple architecture and progressively adding complexity. Key elements include enhancing context with external data, implementing guardrails, using model routers and gateways, optimizing for latency and cost, and ensuring observability and orchestration to maintain and monitor the system effectively.

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Personal Discipline: What Is It and How To Create One

The article on Durmonski.com emphasizes the importance of personal discipline, describing it as the ability to regulate behavior, form new habits, and maintain consistency despite challenges. It outlines steps to create effective personal discipline by setting healthy boundaries, avoiding overly strict or non-existent rules, and focusing on long-term goals and self-improvement.

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