Valuable links #44 – Say goodbye to microservices, welcome SCS
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Books that I am waiting for – and you should too!
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou may already realize that I read a lot of books. They are my go-to form, if I am attempting to expand my knowledge. Videos, podcasts, online courses have their role, but they just can’t beat the value of a good book. In this post I would like to share books that are being (re)written
“Microservices patterns” book review
Reading Time: 3 minutesMicroservices stormed the IT world in the previous decade, and it seems that they’re going to stay with us. Tooling around them has matured tremendously – that’s for sure. The question is – what about the good practices and patterns? Let’s find out. Microservices patterns – what are they? As simple as it gets –
Monthly summary #4
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat was a real rollercoaster for me this month. I went from passing certs, through the actual flood during my holidays, to slow recuperation at home with long-standing to-do reading. Here’s a short monthly summary of what I have done in September. Monthly summary AWS I have covered this topic extensively in the previous monthly
“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 –
“System Design Interview” book review
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have to start my review with a confession. I never actually had a system design interview. Never interviewed for FAANGs, and I don’t intend to. That’s why reading “System Design Interview” by Alex Xu books, was such a nice experience. Why? Keep on reading. Bro, do you even interview? Besides the fact, that I
Weekly summary #8
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummary of the eight week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. Overall summary AWS Dev Associate certification preparation was still going on – I have scheduled an exam for 3rd of September. Unfortunately, there was no way to have it sooner in the on-site form. For the time being I have settled with ANKI flashcards every day.
Weekly summary #6
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of the sixth week of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. Overall summary AWS Dev Associate certification preparation is somehow over. I have finished the course on UDEMY! Bravo me! The plan right now is to concentrate on the wrapping-up, going through mock exams and reading additional content (like whitepapers). Still a lot of work ahead, but
Weekly summary #5
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of the fifth week’s of my #SeniorDevRevamp project. AWS on fire! Overall summary AWS Dev Associate certification exam hit me hard last week. The course on UDEMY is over 30 hours long, and that shows. In the second part of the week I had to pause the course for a couple of days. The