--- title: Best Substack posts — June 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Substack posts from June 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/substack/best-of/2024/06 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/substack/best-of/2024/06 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Substack posts — June 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Substack posts from June 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 Substack — June 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-mastered-data-structures-and-algorithms-baafp8cou "How I Mastered Data Structures and Algorithms") Article Substack · 2y How I Mastered Data Structures and Algorithms Mastering Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) is crucial for clearing interviews at top tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. The post provides efficient strategies for learning DSA, including focusing on key topics, learning one topic at a time, using real-world applications, implementing concepts from scratch, and practicing with problems. It also emphasizes the importance of solving problems over theoretical study, recognizing problem-solving patterns, and maintaining consistency and repetition to retain knowledge over time. Regular practice and revisiting challenging problems are key to success. 4K 130 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-keep-up-with-all-the-digital-content-x7xuellfk "How to keep up with all the digital content") Article Substack · 2y How to keep up with all the digital content Learn strategies to manage the overwhelming amount of digital content. The author shares tips on how to consume 100+ newsletters, 8-10 podcasts, and 3-4 books a month by setting high standards, adopting a 'listen to songs, not albums' mindset, avoiding being stuck with content that doesn't resonate, and managing a balanced backlog. Utilizes specific tools like Meco for newsletters and Spotify for podcasts, and stresses the importance of creating habits for reading articles, listening to podcasts, and reading books. 100 5 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-track-long-running-goals-yk7xykysd "How I track long running goals") Article Substack · 2y How I track long running goals Learn how to track and complete long-running initiatives by planning your days and weeks, creating dedicated pages for each initiative, and focusing on concrete steps to move forward. 78 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-internet-as-you-know-it-is-dying-pcpixflbf "The Internet as You Know It Is Dying") Article Substack · 2y The Internet as You Know It Is Dying The Internet is undergoing significant changes, with open APIs and ecosystems closing and the business model shifting from collecting data to selling data. Web 2.0 was characterized by the aggregation of user-generated content, while Web 3.0 will be defined by the integration of AI into the Internet. This shift will lead to a proliferation of AI-generated content that is indistinguishable from human-generated content, blurring the line between what is real and artificial on the Internet. 62 12 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/developing-an-llm-building-training-finetuning-rcclgh8sz "Developing an LLM: Building, Training, Finetuning") Article Substack · 2y Developing an LLM: Building, Training, Finetuning A deep dive into the lifecycle of LLM development, covering architectural implementation, finetuning stages, evaluation methods, and rules of thumb for pretraining and finetuning. 55 1 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-money-can-t-buy-lvwjvzgqr "What Money Can't Buy") Article Substack · 2y What Money Can't Buy The U.S. faces a crisis of implementation in various large-scale projects, from electric-vehicle charging stations to high-speed internet and rail. Despite significant financial investment, these initiatives often fail to deliver due to bureaucratic inefficiency, lack of leadership, and over-reliance on financial resources. Successful projects, both domestic and international, highlight the importance of small, empowered teams with clear accountability. Urgent reforms in leadership and bureaucracy are essential to address these systemic issues and improve project outcomes. 46 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/surround-yourself-with-good-engineers-shf3vh8fg "Surround Yourself with Good Engineers") Article Substack · 2y Surround Yourself with Good Engineers Surrounding yourself with good engineers in the software engineering industry is essential for learning and career growth. Working with skilled individuals can expedite learning and provide valuable knowledge and expertise. If there are no good role models available, consider finding opportunities outside of your current team or company to learn from experienced engineers. 42 1 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-ai-data-center-araapqtky "How to Build an AI Data Center") Article Substack · 2y How to Build an AI Data Center The rise of AI will accelerate the trend of building larger and more power-intensive data centers. Finding enough power for these data centers will become increasingly challenging. 33 2 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-8-years-left-to-live--yxlzg5xom "What Would You Do If You Had 8 Years Left to Live?") Article Substack · 2y What Would You Do If You Had 8 Years Left to Live? The post explores the imminent arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and outlines four key factors contributing to it: investment, processing power, algorithms, and data. It discusses the potential timeline for reaching AGI by 2027 and the subsequent societal impacts, including mass job displacement and economic shifts. The author shares personal reflections on how to live life with the possibility of AGI-induced societal upheaval and suggests potential investment strategies to navigate the AI-driven future. 30 3 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-primer-on-data-warehouses-v70hktekj "A Primer on Data Warehouses") Article Substack · 2y A Primer on Data Warehouses This post provides an overview of data warehouses, including their history, technology, and market trends. It explains why investors are interested in data and highlights the consolidation happening in the data space. The post also discusses the rise of SQL, the transition to cloud-based data warehouses, and the components of a data warehouse. It concludes with an analysis of the data warehousing market, including major players and trends. 30 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-solve-llm-hallucinations-ctrsaum90 "How To Solve LLM Hallucinations") Article Substack · 2y How To Solve LLM Hallucinations Learn how Lamini's Memory Tuning technique can reduce hallucinations in large language models, providing more accurate and precise output. 29 1 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/summarization-and-the-evolution-of-llms-ruck2hmfd "Summarization and the Evolution of LLMs") Article Substack · 2y Summarization and the Evolution of LLMs This post explores the evolution of large language models (LLMs) and their impact on natural language processing research, with a focus on summarization. It discusses the basics of summarization, types of summarization techniques, and the process of writing summaries with LLMs. The post also covers popular datasets and evaluation metrics for summarization. Additionally, it highlights the use of human feedback and preference tuning to train LLMs for better summarization. Finally, it examines the impact of LLMs, particularly GPT-3, on news summarization and opinion summarization. 26 13. 13 [](https://daily.dev/posts/deadlines-are-not-so-bad-i-ll-tell-you-why-xjmt6khtg "Deadlines are not so bad, I’ll tell you why") Article Substack · 2y Deadlines are not so bad, I’ll tell you why Discover why engineers dread deadlines, learn about the benefits of setting deadlines, and get suggestions for defining deadlines. 20 14. 14 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ambition-then-and-now-vdjttofja "Ambition, then and now") Article Substack · 2y Ambition, then and now The post discusses the ambitious culture in Silicon Valley, using Steph Korey's leadership at Away as a case study. It explores the pressures on startup CEOs, the debate on work-life balance, and the relentless pursuit of success. It also reflects on the impact of environmental factors on personal ambitions, suggesting that changing one's surroundings can lead to new aspirations. 18 15. 15 [](https://daily.dev/posts/getting-started-in-genai-a-beginner-s-guide-fqlmh796e "Getting Started in GenAI: A Beginner's Guide") Article Substack · 2y Getting Started in GenAI: A Beginner's Guide Generative AI is an emerging field with a high demand for skills in prompting and AI education. The post highlights the contributions of Aishwarya Naresh Reganti, a Generative AI tech lead at AWS and visiting lecturer at MIT, who offers extensive resources on the topic. It categorizes learners into non-technical individuals, tech business leaders, and AI/ML specialists, advising tailored approaches for each. The post emphasizes the importance of understanding foundational concepts, training paradigms, and staying updated with the latest research trends in the field. 18 1 16. 16 [](https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-not-nagging-effective-communication-is-deliberately-redundant-9mmtz1sbi "It's Not Nagging: Effective Communication is Deliberately Redundant") Article Substack · 2y It's Not Nagging: Effective Communication is Deliberately Redundant Repetition in communication, although often perceived negatively, is essential for effective teaching, driving change, and ensuring tasks are completed. Key strategies include using multiple channels, setting up reminders, and asking for summaries to reinforce messages. Deliberate redundancy can enhance message retention, especially in leadership roles. 17 2 17. 17 [](https://daily.dev/posts/six-steps-to-effectively-tell-your-career-story-fiu8azue6 "Six steps to effectively tell your career story") Article Substack · 2y Six steps to effectively tell your career story The post highlights the importance of effectively narrating your career story to make your achievements memorable and impactful. It provides a structured six-step framework to transform a dense and forgettable narrative into a concise and engaging one. The framework includes providing project context, role context, explaining the challenge, detailing what was built and why, discussing what worked and didn't, and concluding with the impact on your career path. This approach helps ensure that a hiring team or colleagues remember and appreciate your efforts and contributions. 17 1 18. 18 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-choose-between-batch-micro-batch-and-streaming-when-building-a-data-pipeline-9xsisd5rb "How to choose between batch, micro-batch, and streaming when building a data pipeline") Article Substack · 2y How to choose between batch, micro-batch, and streaming when building a data pipeline This post discusses the tradeoffs between batch, micro-batch, and streaming when building a data pipeline. It explores the downsides of streaming pipelines, the advantages of using a batch pipeline, and suggests technologies for batch processing. 16 19. 19 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-ultimate-guide-to-becoming-a-rockstar-product-engineer-heivgmcry "The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Rockstar Product Engineer") Article Substack · 2y The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Rockstar Product Engineer This post provides insights into what it takes to become a successful product engineer, including the mindset shifts, skills, and focus areas. It emphasizes the importance of user value and building great products. 14 20. 20 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-future-of-vector-search-ws8kd1oot "The Future of Vector Search") Article Substack · 2y The Future of Vector Search The article discusses the landscape of vector search and databases, the importance of choosing the right vector search system based on specific needs, and the features that differentiate these systems. It emphasizes the importance of deployment and scalability, performance and efficiency, and data reliability and security. 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