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4 Ways To Say No, Elegantly and Effectively

In my early days at Netflix, my inability to say no led me into unpleasant terrain. Here's how I evolved to navigate these situations more fluidly.

Sep 4, 2024 •

Matthew Hawthorne

How We Built a Self-Healing System to Survive a Terrifying Concurrency Bug At Netflix

Our CPUs were dying, the bug was temporarily un-fixable, and we had no viable path forward. Here's how we managed to survive.

Aug 27, 2024 •

Matthew Hawthorne

When Overwhelmed, Make a List of Questions

In my first big project at Netflix, I learned this disturbingly simple problem-solving technique.

Aug 5, 2024 •

Matthew Hawthorne

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