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jump-trading-fpga-hft
by copyleftdev
Build trading systems in the style of Jump Trading, the high-frequency trading firm pioneering FPGA-based trading. Emphasizes hardware acceleration, network optimization, and nanosecond-level execution. Use when building FPGA trading systems, network-optimized infrastructure, or ultra-low-latency order execution.
two-sigma-ml-at-scale
by copyleftdev
Build trading systems in the style of Two Sigma, the systematic investment manager pioneering machine learning at scale. Emphasizes alternative data, distributed computing, feature engineering, and rigorous ML infrastructure. Use when building ML pipelines for alpha research, feature stores, or large-scale backtesting systems.
virtu-market-microstructure
by copyleftdev
Build trading systems in the style of Virtu Financial, the leading electronic market maker and execution services firm. Emphasizes market microstructure, optimal execution, order routing, and minimizing market impact. Use when building execution algorithms, smart order routers, or analyzing market microstructure.
aqr-factor-investing
by copyleftdev
Build investment systems in the style of AQR Capital Management, the quantitative investment firm pioneering factor investing. Emphasizes academic rigor, transparent methodology, and systematic factor exposure. Use when building factor models, conducting asset pricing research, or designing systematic portfolios.
de-shaw-computational-finance
by copyleftdev
Build trading systems in the style of D.E. Shaw, the pioneering computational finance firm. Emphasizes systematic strategies, rigorous quantitative research, and world-class technology infrastructure. Use when building research platforms, systematic trading strategies, or quantitative finance infrastructure.
jane-street-functional-trading
by copyleftdev
Build trading systems in the style of Jane Street, the elite market maker known for functional programming and intellectual rigor. Emphasizes OCaml, correctness by construction, real-time systems, and principled risk management. Use when building market making systems, pricing engines, or mission-critical financial software.
pavlo-database-performance
by copyleftdev
Optimize databases in the style of Andy Pavlo, CMU professor and database performance expert. Emphasizes understanding internals, benchmarking rigorously, and making informed architectural choices. Use when tuning query performance, designing storage engines, or evaluating database technologies.
stonebraker-database-architecture
by copyleftdev
Design databases in the style of Michael Stonebraker, Turing Award winner and creator of Ingres, Postgres, VoltDB, and Vertica. Emphasizes clean architecture, separation of OLTP/OLAP, and building systems that last decades. Use when designing database internals, storage engines, or making fundamental architectural decisions.
helland-distributed-data
by copyleftdev
Design scalable data systems in the style of Pat Helland, distributed systems veteran from Tandem, Microsoft, and Amazon. Emphasizes life beyond distributed transactions, idempotency, and practical patterns for data at scale. Use when building systems that must scale beyond single-node ACID transactions.
dean-large-scale-systems
by copyleftdev
Design large-scale systems using Jeff Dean's pragmatic approach. Emphasizes performance intuition, building reliable systems from unreliable components, and solving problems at Google scale. Use when building infrastructure that must handle millions of QPS, petabytes of data, or global distribution.
vogels-cloud-architecture
by copyleftdev
Design cloud-native systems using Werner Vogels' principles of failure-first design, eventual consistency, and API-driven architecture. Emphasizes building for failure, customer obsession, and practical distributed systems. Use when building AWS-scale services, microservices, or any system that must be highly available.
lamport-distributed-systems
by copyleftdev
Design distributed systems using Leslie Lamport's rigorous approach. Emphasizes formal reasoning, logical time, consensus protocols, and state machine replication. Use when building systems where correctness under concurrency and partial failure is critical.
gray-transaction-systems
by copyleftdev
Design data systems using Jim Gray's principles of transaction processing and fault tolerance. Emphasizes ACID properties, recovery mechanisms, and the science of making systems reliable. Use when building databases, payment systems, or any system where data integrity is paramount.
lampson-system-design
by copyleftdev
Design systems using Butler Lampson's principles of abstraction, interfaces, and practical wisdom. Emphasizes clean abstractions, security foundations, and time-tested design hints. Use when making architectural decisions, designing APIs, or building systems that must evolve over decades.
cox-tooling-excellence
by copyleftdev
Write Go code in the style of Russ Cox, Go tech lead. Emphasizes tooling, module design, correctness, and backward compatibility. Use when designing packages, modules, or tools that others will depend on.
cheney-practical-go
by copyleftdev
Write Go code in the style of Dave Cheney, Go community leader. Emphasizes practical patterns, clear error handling, and performance awareness. Use when writing production Go that needs to be maintainable and performant.
parent-no-raw-loops
by copyleftdev
Write C++ code following Sean Parent's "No Raw Loops" philosophy. Emphasizes algorithm-based thinking, composition over iteration, and treating code as mathematical reasoning. Use when refactoring or writing new C++ to maximize clarity and correctness.
meyers-effective-cpp
by copyleftdev
Write C++ code following Scott Meyers' Effective C++ principles. Emphasizes practical wisdom, specific guidelines with clear rationale, and avoiding common pitfalls. Use when writing production C++ code that must be correct, maintainable, and efficient.
griesemer-precise-go
by copyleftdev
Write Go code in the style of Robert Griesemer, co-creator of Go. Emphasizes clean syntax, precise semantics, and well-defined type system behavior. Use when designing APIs, type hierarchies, or code that requires precise specification.
alexandrescu-modern-cpp-design
by copyleftdev
Write C++ code following Andrei Alexandrescu's Modern C++ Design principles. Emphasizes policy-based design, template metaprogramming, and type-safe generic abstractions. Use when designing flexible, reusable libraries or when compile-time computation beats runtime overhead.
stepanov-generic-programming
by copyleftdev
Write C++ code following Alexander Stepanov's generic programming principles. Emphasizes algorithms over data structures, concepts as requirements, and mathematical rigor in interface design. Use when designing reusable algorithms or data structures that must work across types.
pike-simplicity-first
by copyleftdev
Write Go code in the style of Rob Pike, co-creator of Go. Emphasizes radical simplicity, concurrency through communication, and composition over inheritance. Use when writing Go that should be clear, concurrent, and maintainable.
kennedy-mechanical-sympathy
by copyleftdev
Write Go code in the style of Bill Kennedy, author of Go in Action. Emphasizes mechanical sympathy, data-oriented design, and understanding how Go code executes. Use when writing performance-critical Go or when teaching Go fundamentals.
stroustrup-cpp-style
by copyleftdev
Write C++ code in the style of Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++. Emphasizes type safety, resource management via RAII, zero-overhead abstractions, and direct hardware mapping. Use when designing C++ systems, APIs, or when clarity and efficiency must coexist.