Weekly summary #16
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of the sixteenth week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. Reading, reading, reading with a cherry of rest on top. Overall summary This week was concentrated around two books that were long on my to-read list – “Java concurrency in practice” and “A philosophy of software design”. Both are seen as classics, and the fact that
“Philosophy of software design” book review
Reading Time: 6 minutes“Philosophy of software design” by John Oousterhout is not a new book. Both in terms of its publication (2018 and 2nd print in 2021), and my awareness of its existence. I saw recommendations from multiple people, that this is a “must read” book. Is it? Here is my opinion on that matter. Software design –
Weekly summary #15
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of the fifteenth week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. As my holidays were interrupted, this week I tried to somehow get some rest while being at home. Overall summary I am back home, and had some thinking to do concerning the next steps. The most important thing here is that… I terminated my current contract. I
“Fundamentals of Data Engineering” book review
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere was a time, a couple of years ago, when big data was the most hyped term. It was like a teenage sex – everyone was talking about it, nobody really knew how to do it, everyone thought everyone else was doing it, so everyone claimed they were doing it. What is left of that
Valuable links #17 – Keep your Java hot
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Weekly summary #14
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSummary of the fourteenth week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. Yup, I was expected to be on holidays. I was… Overall summary I have started my holidays – trying to set a new FKT on the GSS2 trail (eastbound) in the polish mountains. Unfortunately – we got one of the most hardcore weather breakdown in recent
Weekly summary #13
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of the thirteenth week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. I passed the AWS Developer Associate exam! Overall summary This week was revolving around actual AWS DEV exam. On Monday I went through all my ANKI flashcards, and that was a blast! However, mostly due to all that preparation I have passed my exam on Tuesday. Hooray! Everything