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Software Internals Book Club

Hacker News · May 12, 2026, 2:28 AM

Key takeaways

  • I run a little email book club reading the highest-caliber books that we might otherwise be intimidated to read on our own; typically covering topics in databases, distributed systems, and software performance.
  • We are currently reading Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces.
  • There are over 2,500 members from around the world and between 300-800 join for any given book.

I run a little email book club reading the highest-caliber books that we might otherwise be intimidated to read on our own; typically covering topics in databases, distributed systems, and software performance.

We are currently reading Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces.

There are over 2,500 members from around the world and between 300-800 join for any given book. Members include undergrads, grad students, early-career programmers, experienced programmers, founders, and everyone in between. Everyone who is interested is welcome to join.

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