A lighter Core
A blogpost about the recent release of a version of open source libraries that made a change to the Async_kernel library by removing its dependency on Core and now depending only on Core_kernel.
Centralizing distributed version control, revisited
The author revisits a blogpost from 7 years ago about centralizing distributed version control, explaining how a centralized repo and continuous integration system were used to ensure clean merges and successful testing.
Linked partitioning to replace offset-based pagination
An explanation of how linked partitioning will replace offset-based pagination in the SoundCloud API
Making making better
Efficiently training and onboarding new people in a continuous cycle.
Prometheus: Monitoring at SoundCloud
This blogpost discusses how SoundCloud implemented Prometheus as their monitoring system to overcome the limitations of their previous set-up and achieve a multi-dimensional data model, operational simplicity, scalable data collection, and a powerful query language.
SoundCloud in Scalding case study by Concurrent Inc.
A case study of how SoundCloud uses Scalding, a data-processing framework
XML responses deprecated
The blogpost discusses the deprecation of XML responses in the SoundCloud API and provides details about the schedule.
Building the new SoundCloud iOS application — Part II: Waveform rendering
Design and implementation of interactive waveform rendering in the rebuild of the SoundCloud iOS application.
Building the new SoundCloud iOS application — Part I: The reactive paradigm
The blogpost discusses the development process of the new SoundCloud iOS application, focusing on the implementation of the reactive paradigm.
Real-Time Counts with Stitch
Real-Time Counts and Time Series with Stitch at SoundCloud
Building Products at SoundCloud—Part III: Microservices in Scala and Finagle
Building microservices in Scala and Finagle at SoundCloud
Building Products at SoundCloud—Part II: Breaking the Monolith
Enabling teams to build microservices in Scala, Clojure, and JRuby without coupling them