What I read this week - 2024.09.07

A few articles I enjoyed reading this week.

I love reading about how people secure a Linux server. This article has some excellent details about using fail2ban with a Cloudflare proxy.

Securing A Linux Server

A guide to secure and harden a Linux server install.

Ken HarrisKen Harris

It's essential to be able to reliably search your codebase. This article has some interesting tips on how to make things more visible and searchable.

Greppability is an underrated code metric

Keeping your codebase searchable will make your maintenance life easier in the long run

Very few companies do things at the same scale as Uber. Read how they calculate your estimated arrival times on a colossal scale.

https://newsletter.systemdesign.one/p/uber-eta

The only true way to learn about distributed systems problems and solutions is to do it the hard way. Reading about others' experiences and thoughts on them is always great.

Notes on Distributed Systems for Young Bloods – Something Similar