My CKAD Journey: Getting Certified in Kubernetes
Here's my journey to becoming a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), sharing the challenges, preparation tips, and how it's boosted my cloud-native skills.
Articles
Things I've found curious to write about. Mostly tech related stuff.
How to Use Proton VPN WireGuard with NextDNS on Linux
If you're using Linux and want to combine the security of Proton VPN with the advanced DNS features of NextDNS, here's a quick guide to set it up.
Implementing a Fixed Width Pagination in a Spring Boot App with Thymeleaf
How to implement a fixed width offset-based pagination in Spring Boot. Step by step walkthrough including a demo project.
Setting up an AWS CDK GitHub Actions pipeline for a Spring Boot app
Using Github Actions, AWS CDK, Node.js, and Docker to deploy a Spring Boot app.
Starting to learn about AWS CDK with a Spring Boot app
A book called Stratospheric about learning AWS CDK for a Spring Boot app that I'm going through.
Getting Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
Sharing my experience of passing the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) exam.
Getting Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
Sharing my experience of passing the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) exam.
Free Azure DevOps Parallel Jobs for Public and Private Repositories
How to get free parallel jobs on Azure DevOps for public or private repositories by submitting a request.
Getting Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Sharing my experience of passing the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam.
How to host a static website on AWS S3, CloudFront and Route53 using Terraform
A recipe on hosting a static website on AWS S3, CloudFront and Route53 using Terraform. Including a GitHub repository source code.
Learning about dependency injection in C# and .NET
Another course finished about learning how to use dependency injection in C# and .NET
Learning to build RESTful APIs with C# and .NET 7
My first steps in learning how to build RESTful APIs with C#, .NET 7, Dapper and PostgreSQL
Using XACT_ABORT and NOCOUNT in SQL Server Procedures
Important statements to include in your SQL Server stored procedures.
Migrating to Next.js
Migrating to Next.js from Hugo.
What is Cloud?
Essential characteristics of a cloud according to NIST Special Publication 800-145.
Easy Development Certificates (SSL/TLS) for Spring Boot
Using mkcert to generate locally-trusted development certificates for Spring.
Multiple PostgreSQL Databases in Docker
Using shell script to create multiple databases for Postgres in Docker.
Migrating to Hugo
Migrating my blog from 11ty to Hugo.
Configuring EhCache 3 and Event Listeners in Spring Boot
How to programmatically configure EhCache 3 with Event Listeners in Spring Boot.
Migrating to 11ty
Migrating my blog from Gatsby to 11ty.
Huge Milestone: Getting Hired
A milestone victory achieved in personal journey of software craftsmanship.
Interview Exercises: The TDD Way
Doing some algorithm and data structure exercises the TDD way.
Must watch videos 1
A series of videos that I found useful.
Trying out Go
Exploring Go by building a simple CLI app with some benchmark.
SCSS: A spacing utility
Spacing utility inspired by Tailwind CSS.
Materialized Views in a Database
Using a materialized view to speedup queries in PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Generating MD5 Hashes in a Browser
How to generate MD5 hashes for all images inside of a browser.
Create React App: Service Worker
How to modify and use a service worker inside create react app.
Using Docker for Laravel Development
How to setup a docker-compose file to develop a laravel application.
Building My First Extension: Visual Studio Code
How I've built and published my first vscode extension.
Exploring Haskell: Higher-order Functions
Higher-order functions in Haskell.
Exploring Haskell: Recursive Functions
Recursive functions in Haskell.
Exploring Haskell: List Comprehensions
List comprehensions in Haskell.
Exploring Haskell: Defining Functions
Defining functions in Haskell.
Exploring Haskell: Types & Classes
Types, functions and classes in Haskell.
Exploring Haskell: First Steps
Basics in Haskell.
Being Bad at Something can Actually be Good
Roles of introspection and proper attitude in learning.
The Journey Begins: Functional Programming
Adopting a new language as a medium to learn functional programming.
Refactoring for Fun and Profit: From TypeScript to Flow
Why choosing proper tools for the job is important.
Learning How to Learn
The most important skill of 21st century.
OSS Made Me Do It: Personal Website
How community made software opens up new possibilities.