The article explores the evolution of modern backend engineering practices by discussing the roots of these practices. It covers topics such as the challenges faced in early backend development, the birth of ARPANET and its influence on distributed systems, and the rise of the internet and web-based computing. The article emphasizes the importance of learning from the past to understand current backend engineering practices.
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1. Year 1 on the job: accidentally taking Amazon.com offline2. The birth of ARPANET (1969)3. The rise of the internet and web-based computing (1989)2 Comments
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