Simon Eskildsen

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16:52

2026-07-21

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com

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Pushing software engineering limits with “napkin math”

Simon Eskildsen, co-founder and CEO of turbopuffer, advocates for 'napkin math'—quick back-of-the-envelope calculations to identify performance and cost inefficiencies in software systems. Speaking at…

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2026-06-22

baserates.dev

developer-tools

Show HN: Baserates.dev, memorize programmer napkin math

A developer launched Baserates.dev, a spaced repetition app that teaches programmers latency numbers and napkin math, inspired by Jeff Dean's famous list and Simon Eskildsen's talk. The app includes C…

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