P99 CONF Day 1 Recap

P99 CONF 2023, a virtual conference focused on low-latency and high-performance distributed computing, hosted participants from around the world, offering 60 presentations distilled from over 160 submissions. The event featured a variety of technical talks, including Dor Laor's session on ScyllaDB's shard-per-core architecture and Jon Haddad’s insights on performance troubleshooting. Highlights also included Kerry Osbourne's strategies for solving complex performance issues and Mark Gritter's exploration of latency sources. The conference facilitated vibrant live discussions, notably a panel featuring Glauber Costa, Carl Lerche, and Jarred Sumner. Presentations covered topics such as Rust's advantages in backend development, innovative application instrumentation methods, and data product service level objectives. The event, attended by nearly 18,000 peers, was praised for its engaging format that allowed presenters to interact with attendees in real-time, and concluded with a keynote by Paul McKenney on understanding the Linux-Kernel Memory Model.