Howen
I'm howen, a final year computer science student at the National University of Singapore. I'm currently looking for a full-time software engineering role for when I graduate in June, 2026. Contact me if you'd like to chat!
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B-TREE versus Row Heap. Which database has the better engine?
MySQL's InnoDB stores table data directly in a clustered index (B+tree ordered by primary key),...
- Databases
- Database Internals
- Postgres
- MySQL
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We won, what now? | Will Wilson | Bug Bash 2026
Will Wilson, Co-founder & CEO of Antithesis (http://antithesis.com/), discusses how AI coding has transformed software...
- Testing
- Software Engineering
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A Database Without Dynamic Memory Allocation
Some folks who read TIGER_STYLE.md (the TigerBeetle coding guide) are surprised to learn that TigerBeetle...
- Databases
- Systems Programming
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Will Wilson on Swarm Testing -- Papers We Love SF March 2026
Will Wilson, Co-founder & CEO at Antithesis (https://antithesis.com/) presents a detailed exploration of swarm testing,...
- Testing
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Our own worst best customer
We wrote a database from scratch in 9 months - but we had some help...
- Testing