Databases to distributed systems: every systems skill is merging into AI inference and hardware
Abhishekcur · x · 2026-11-02
The author argues that traditional systems skills—databases, distributed systems, high-performance engineering, low-level internals—are all converging into AI inference and hardware work. He also recommends brushing up on calculus, linear algebra, probability/statistics, and physics (electrostatics, modern and quantum physics) as a side bet on frontier shifts in robotics and new-age hardware.
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