Dan Luu 8/27/2021

Measurement, benchmarking, and data analysis are underrated

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This article defends the value of measurement and data analysis against critics who prioritize 'building' as more valuable. The author argues that measurement is an underrated, high-ROI activity. As a primary example, they detail Kyle Kingsbury's Jepsen tests, which repeatedly uncovered critical, data-corrupting flaws in major distributed systems like Redis, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ, demonstrating the immense practical impact of rigorous measurement.

Measurement, benchmarking, and data analysis are underrated

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