Learning Resources Hall Of Fame

This page contains my curated list of learning resources for developers who want to level up in their career.

1. Hardware unAbstracted

Hardware unAbstracted is a great playlist from the YouTube channel Calm Energy Bytes. According to me the highlight of this playlist is a thoughtful, multi-part walkthrough of the seminal paper “What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory” by Ulrich Drepper. These videos unpack the intricacies of memory hierarchy, CPU-cache interactions, latency pitfalls, and practical strategies for writing performant code that aligns with real-world hardware behavior. The 3 videos distills one of the most dense and influential resources in systems programming into clear, digestible insights; making it accessible to both curious developers and seasoned engineers. Among other things, the playlist also includes explorations of the RAM-CPU relationship, a breakdown of the Intel 8008’s ALU, and grep.