--- title: Best ByteByteGo posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted ByteByteGo posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best ByteByteGo posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted ByteByteGo posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of ByteByteGo — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ep127-20-popular-open-source-projects-started-or-supported-by-big-companies-iyh7fdbqw "EP127: 20 Popular Open Source Projects Started or Supported By Big Companies") Article ByteByteGo · 2y EP127: 20 Popular Open Source Projects Started or Supported By Big Companies This post highlights 20 popular open-source projects supported by major companies such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, and RedHat. It also includes a system design refresher, listing key topics like the differences between HTTP versions, a cheatsheet for UML class diagrams, and tools to convert code into beautiful diagrams. Additionally, there are discussions on unusual HTTP status codes and free NoSQL training opportunities. 421 4 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ep125-how-does-garbage-collection-work--nty05spmh "EP125: How does Garbage Collection work?") Article ByteByteGo · 2y EP125: How does Garbage Collection work? Garbage collection is a crucial automatic memory management feature used in many programming languages. Java offers multiple garbage collectors tailored to different scenarios, Python employs reference counting alongside a cyclic collector to handle circular references, and GoLang utilizes a concurrent mark-and-sweep garbage collector to minimize application pauses. Additional topics include tools for designing fault-tolerant systems and key system design trade-offs. 363 8 [See all ByteByteGo archives](/sources/bytebytego/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best ByteByteGo Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted ByteByteGo posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ep127-20-popular-open-source-projects-started-or-supported-by-big-companies-iyh7fdbqw","name":"EP127: 20 Popular Open Source Projects Started or Supported By Big Companies"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ep125-how-does-garbage-collection-work--nty05spmh","name":"EP125: How does Garbage Collection work?"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ByteByteGo","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```