underwhelmed

I am sure this guy knows his stuff, but it sure didn't come through very clearly. I would recommend a re-write with a new editor. There didn't seem to be a smooth transistion from introduction to the deep dive. Examples are explanations of checkpoint and latches.

By the way, the Index was horrible.

Maybe it is because he came from a dev environment as opposed to systems viewpoint. Anyway, not impressed with the overall presentation, which is a shame because it looks like he has paid his dues and has something to contribute.

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• underwhelmed
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