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Retrospective - Year 2020

Happy New Year - 2021 What went well 👍 This year has been more personal challenges than technical due to the Covid19. Marathon: Ran my first 10K Marathon, Chennai. I ran with my wife and we finished together 😍

Docker - DotNet 4.8 - Getting Started

Source Code: docker-try-net48 Goal: Develop a .Net48 application - coding would happen in the host while its run inside the docker - live Prerequisite: Docker Desktop for windows is up and running and you are using Windows Containers

Code Reviews

While working in a development team; being part of the code review is not an optional thing. Depending on the size of the org/team and the # of features in parallel - I am sure, we will get multiple code review requests in a week.

Apache Airflow and Regression Monitoring

Introduction: Airflow is a platform to programmatically author, schedule and monitor workflows or data pipelines. It was originally developed and open sourced by Airbnb, later joined Apache Software foundation’s incubation program in 2016.

Python Plugins with Topics

Source Code: PyPlugins Any infrastructure should always have the capability to extend itself. It would be better if the functionality is added by a contributor - who is not part of the core team.

Minimalism is not Starving

Getting Started: Netflix Minimalism Documentary. There are lots of articles and blogs online on Minimalism, so I am not gona give any gyans on it. Just my two cents on its interpretation and how it has helped me in a few ways.

VLog - First Bicycle Ride

Technically it’s my first bicycle ride after ~20 years. I used to drive a lot during my school days. We used to cycle almost everywhere we went - school, tuitions, meet friends, cricket in beach, movies etc.

Version control your install directory - GIT

What problem are we trying to Solve? Context: Desktop software installed on client computer, inside a private network and no access to internet. Use Cases: Shipping and applying multiple patches for a given version of the software.

Book - Atomic Habits by James Clear

As of today (Jun'2020) - If someone asks me if there is ONE book I could recommend - without a second thought - it would be this book. Irrespective of profession or title - this book will definitely ring a bell.

Book - My Good Reads, Technical

Podcasts Hanselminutes, by Scott Hanselman Data Engineering, by Tobias Macey Talk Python To Me, by Michael Kennedy Python Bytes, by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken .