A couple years ago, working as a software developer, I remember feeling a knot in my stomach every time I read about the latest AI breakthrough. It seemed like machines were getting smarter by the day, and I worried that soon they’d be able to write code better and faster…
One of my favorite new tools is Mage AI, an “open-source data pipeline tool for transforming and integrating data.” What I appreciate the most is their first-class documentation. They make it easy to get up and running in no time with extensive help and support for multiple platforms and providers.
I needed to implement a queueing solution for my enterprise notification services that live mostly in Google Cloud Platform. The requirements were relatively simple and GCP offers a couple services that fit some of these points in one way or another: The first one is easy. The client system doesn’t…
The NestJS Config module takes care of mapping your config.yaml to a neatly packed set of strings or objects that are ready for your app to consume so you don’t have to put environment-specific values directly in your code. However, it leaves you to fend for yourself when it comes…
I’ve been on both sides of this table. Throughout my 20+ year career, I have endured my share of nonsensical “what does this have to do with the actual job?” type questions. I’ve also made my share of mistakes as an interviewer who should know better. As an interviewer trying…
