user: otoolep

5052 karma | created 12 years ago

Software Engineer based in Pittsburgh, PA. Engineering Manager at Google, building large-scale data systems. Creator of rqlite[1], the lightweight, distributed database built on SQLite.

https://www.philipotoole.com

[1] https://www.rqlite.io

recent submissions

The source code was the moat. But not anymore (philipotoole.com)

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The Fall of the Nerds (noahpinion.blog)

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Talking to LLMs has improved my thinking (philipotoole.com)

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The Engineering Management Myths Star Trek Teaches (2022) (philipotoole.com)

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Common misunderstandings about large software companies (philipotoole.com)

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The liquid air alternative to fossil fuels (bbc.com)

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Common misunderstandings about large software companies (philipotoole.com)

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Start your meetings at 5 minutes past (philipotoole.com)

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The number one sign you're watching an AI video (bbc.com)

5 pts|3 months ago|discuss

rqlite 9.2 – the distributed SQLite database – fast restarts with GB datasets (philipotoole.com)

4 pts|3 months ago|discuss