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Some Useful Probability Facts for Systems Programming

theartofmachinery.com published 2020-01-2711 min read

Probability problems come up a lot in systems programming, and I’m using that term loosely to mean everything from operating systems programming and networking, to building large online services, to creating virtual worlds like in games. Here’s a bunch of rough-and-ready probability rules of thumb that are deeply…

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