Be A Better Dev·2yThe BEST Project Idea to Learn AWS
This post shares an engaging project idea to learn AWS hands-on, focusing on essential services like EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch. The project involves building a web scraper to extract data from websites, providing practical skills that are valuable for a career in cloud engineering. The author emphasizes the importance of hands-on experience over certifications for solidifying AWS concepts.
Be A Better Dev·2yEvent Driven vs Request Response
Event-driven and request-response are two key software architecture patterns for integrating microservices. Event-driven (asynchronous) systems use entities like topics to publish messages to subscribers, offering loose coupling and ease of scaling. Request-response (synchronous) models involve direct API calls and can suffer from higher latency and complexity when adding new dependencies. Each approach has its pros and cons, and choosing the right one depends on specific use cases and requirements.
Be A Better Dev·2yMy Top Books to Improve Productivity for Software Developers
The post discusses 15 influential books that have significantly improved the author's productivity and performance in both work and personal hobbies. It includes tips on how to remember the content of these books, such as writing in physical books, creating book reports, and using flashcards. Additionally, it offers advice on how to read more, such as setting daily page goals and incorporating reading into daily routines. Highlighted books include 'Deep Work' by Cal Newport, 'Getting Things Done' by David Allen, and 'Grit' by Angela Duckworth.