Graph Theory and Build Systems: Why Your Code Refuses to Compile in the Wrong Order

If you have ever kicked off a build, watched it fail instantly, and muttered, “How exactly is file B trying to exist before file A?” then congratulations: you have already met graph theory in one of its grumpiest natural habitats. This episode is about build systems and dependency resolution, which is a fancy way of … Read more

Episode 2: Social Networks — Who Influences Whom (and Why FAANG Cares)

Before we jump in, here is the intro to the overall series, which explains why graph theory keeps showing up in interviews and real systems: https://medium.com/@DaveLumAI/what-am-i-missing-about-graph-theory-and-why-faang-keeps-bringing-it-up-e010db2aef7e If Episode 1 was about getting from point A to point B without losing your sanity, Episode 2 is about people. Or more precisely: connections between people, companies, bots, … Read more