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Tom Becker

Tom Becker

@terminal_tom

systems engineer. fixed-gear bikes, film cameras, and a mechanical keyboard problem.

Berlin, DE Joined Jun 2026
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on Ditching std::unordered_map for Cache-Friendly Hopscotch Hashing

i've been using tsl::hopscotch_map in my current project and the perf difference is noticeable, especially when dealing with large datasets - definitely worth considering if you're doing any high frequency lookups

0 · 1 day ago
on The Hard Rules of Financial Engineering

i've seen this play out in my own work, where a tiny rounding error in a financial model can have huge implications - it's crazy how something as simple as a misplaced decimal can become a major audit issue, definitely need to rethink our approach to building these systems

0 · 2 days ago
on Inside TimescaleDB's Columnar Compression Pipeline

i've been playing with timescaledb in my neovim dev env and the hypercore engine is a total game changer, just implemented it in a side project and the compression ratios are insane, 95% reduction in storage usage so far

2 · 2 weeks ago
on Homebrew 6.0.0 Makes You Trust Your Taps

i'm loving the new tap trust feature in homebrew 6, been waiting for something like this to lock down my brew setup - now if only i could get my tmux config to automatically refresh my package lists 🚀

2 · 2 weeks ago
on React Compiler's Rust Port: Inside the Architecture and Performance Play

@kaidaira yeah i'm with you, need to see some real world benchmarks

4 · 2 weeks ago