Search and Discovery at @SlackHQ. Apache Lucene/Solr committer. ex @Lucidworks @Unbxd
Joined October 2008
- Tweets 1,536
- Following 526
- Followers 638
- Likes 605
24 Photos and videos
Varun Thacker retweeted
Mar 10
just picked up this bad boy. can't wait to write some software with it
222
873
14,944
608,909
Varun Thacker retweeted
Feb 10
You can use @ApacheParquet for Vector Search with embedded indexes:
> We don’t change the file format; we just tune it.
@MOVNTDQ explains how in blog.xiangpeng.systems/posts…
7
32
332
17,449
8 Oct 2023
Tried out JDK21's new Structured Concurrency APIs gist.github.com/vthacker/5d1… to demonstrate a fan out scenario. I'd love feedback on how to incorporate timeouts correctly.
1
200
Varun Thacker retweeted
My slides from my talk Mastering GC at #springio23 are here: fr.slideshare.net/JeanPhilip…
2
22
90
15,878
Varun Thacker retweeted
3 Jan 2023
Database Internals @therealdatabass is now also available in audio format, from Audiobooks.com as well as Audible. Retweet to help spread the news and enter the raffle to get it for free (via redeemable code).
audiobooks.com/audiobook/dat…
3
101
297
51,132
Varun Thacker retweeted
12 Nov 2022
I've spent a couple of days with the HotSpot Virtual Machine Garbage Collection Tuning Guide (writing a new article). My 3 conclusions:
- JVM is a piece of art 🤯
- Usually, the answer is: "it depends" 😵💫
- Many devs haven't heard about the "Ergonomics" 👂docs.oracle.com/en/java/java…
1
14
125
Varun Thacker retweeted
7 Oct 2022
Async profiler keeps improving and improving … @AndreiPangin is on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
7 Oct 2022
Java Heap Leak Profiler 🤔
github.com/jvm-profiling-too…
4
19
Varun Thacker retweeted
17 Sep 2022
This thread is insane.
x.com/DoombergT/status/15710…
17 Sep 2022
1/ In the second half of the 16th century, Britain plunged into an energy crisis. At the time, the primary source of energy driving the British economy was heat derived from the burning of wood, and Britain was literally running out of trees.
13
161
556
6 Sep 2022
Water is the messenger that’s delivering the bad news about climate change to your city, to your front door
6 Sep 2022
"My fear is that groundwater will, as usual, be left out of the discussion — groundwater is mostly unprotected, and it’s going to be a real shit show."
propub.li/3QeR4Ut
2
Varun Thacker retweeted
28 Apr 2022
Here comes Loom!
Proposed to target JDK 19: JEP 425: Virtual Threads (Preview): openjdk.java.net/jeps/425 #jdk19 #openjdk #java
13
121
529
26 Jan 2022
It's 2022 and I still don't get how google docs hasn't added emoji support ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
3
Varun Thacker retweeted
10 Dec 2021
Want to support Log4j development? Next to getting involved in the development, you can sponsor its developers, such as @rgoers github.com/sponsors/rgoers the guy who has submitted the fix for the most recent vulnerability.
5
145
331
15 Jun 2021
1
4
Varun Thacker retweeted
22 Mar 2021
Don't miss this talk about the split between #apachelucene and #apachesolr at the next London Information Retrieval Meetup (online), with Jan Høydahl @cominvent (Apache Solr PMC Chair) and Michael Sokolov @msokolov (Apache Lucene PMC Chair)
Register here: bit.ly/3lM7lms
8
19
Varun Thacker retweeted
14 Mar 2021
#AsyncProfiler 2.0 has been finally released!
Enjoy new fast Flame Graphs, JFR v2 compatible output, and ability to profile cpu allocations locks at the same time.
github.com/jvm-profiling-too…
103
258
Varun Thacker retweeted
13 Jan 2021
👩💻 Berlin Buzzwords 2021 to go fully online 👨💻
#bbuzz 2021 will build on the successes of last year's event bringing people together from all over the world to share big new ideas, catch up with old friends, and make some new ones.
Read more here:
2021.berlinbuzzwords.de/news…
12
17
Varun Thacker retweeted
18 Nov 2020
Congratulations to @julietibs on becoming an Apache Lucene/Solr committer! lists.apache.org/thread.html…
1
6
24