Ever stood in a truly silent place? I don't just mean "library quiet," but a silence so profound you can’t hear cars, traffic, or even the hum of a refrigerator. It's a heavy, almost uncomfortable stillness. It’s the sound of pure, unadulterated potential. It is the sound of chaos waiting…
Let's be honest. For many of us, the Gospel was presented as a kind of royal pardon, secured by a single act. We're told that if we just pray the "Sinner's Prayer," our sentence is commuted and we're clear. The problem is when this prayer, intended as a heartfelt plea,…
A couple of years ago, working as a software developer, I remember that familiar knot in my stomach tightening every time I read about the latest AI breakthrough. It felt like machines were sprinting ahead, getting smarter by the nanosecond. The question loomed: would they soon be crafting code with…
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 sat on both sides of that interview table, maybe a few too many times over two decades. I've navigated the labyrinth of "gotcha" questions that felt more like trivia night than a measure of skill. And yes, I’ll own it – I’ve made my missteps as an interviewer, even…