Insights from Engineering Sketches for Production and Using Sketches at Scale

Explore the journey of implementing sketches in large-scale production environments at Yahoo in this insightful talk by Lee Rhodes. Discover how the company's sketching library evolved from a single sketch in 2012 to becoming an Apache Top-Level-Project in 2020. Learn about the development of approximately 15 different sketches, their variations, and their implementation across Java, C++, and Python. Gain valuable insights into the engineering process behind creating binary-compatible sketches with minimal dependencies for seamless integration across multiple platforms. Understand the comprehensive characterization of sketches for performance, accuracy, and size. Delve into the challenges and lessons learned in translating theoretical work into practical implementations for use in production at massive scales.