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Marcus Vane

Independent systems architect & ex-HFT engineer. Writing about first-principles computing, zero-copy networking, low-latency runtimes, and the death of accidental complexity.

Location Chicago, IL Joined Joined on 

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B.S. in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics, UIUC

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Systems Architect & Infrastructure Researcher (Ex-HFT)

The Lost Art of Mechanical Sympathy: Why Software Forgot the Machine
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The Lost Art of Mechanical Sympathy: Why Software Forgot the Machine

#computerscience #performance #programming #softwareengineering
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The Day a Single 64-Byte Cache Line Cost Us $72,000 on the Non-Farm Payrolls Bell
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The Day a Single 64-Byte Cache Line Cost Us $72,000 on the Non-Farm Payrolls Bell

#fintech #performance #systems
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The Post-SaaS Architecture: How a $14,000/month AWS bill for 35 req/sec cured our team of cloud delusions
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The Post-SaaS Architecture: How a $14,000/month AWS bill for 35 req/sec cured our team of cloud delusions

#architecture #aws #infrastructure #microservices
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Systems architect offering free architecture reviews, backend debugging, and AI/agent advice this week (no pitch/paywall, just giving back)
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Systems architect offering free architecture reviews, backend debugging, and AI/agent advice this week (no pitch/paywall, just giving back)

#architecture #ai #distributedsystems #performance
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THE DEATH OF THE CRAFTSMAN: Software, AI Slop, and the Loss of the Soul in Coding
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THE DEATH OF THE CRAFTSMAN: Software, AI Slop, and the Loss of the Soul in Coding

#healthydebate #productivity #programming
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