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Evolution of Code Design at Facebook

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Summary

Nick Schrock presents how Facebook’s code evolved over time, explaining some new constructs – fbobjects, Preparables, Ents - introduced to address the complexities of a large social graph.

Bio

Nick Schrock is an engineer at Facebook, working on the Pages, Profile, Privacy, and the general product architecture of Facebook. Nick studied Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, and Economics at the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Facebook, Nick worked at Microsoft, CareEvolution, and co-founded BitYield, a financial technology start-up.

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Apr 28, 2011

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