It has been 4 months since I posted my last monthly update. Initially, I was busy with moving to production on a Node JS-based integration project that integrates between SAP ERP and the FreshService ticketing system. This project runs on a serverless platform Autocode which allows us to run NodeJS…

I finished my first pass of the Linux Command Line Book in January with the focus on understanding how to work with multiple versions of node on command line. Normally, my approach to read technical books is to read them cover-to-cover trying to understand every single page and to extract…

It is 27th month since I have started on the tech journey. Still, I feel like a beginner. The amount of things that I don’t know is huge and the process for learning them is not very straight forward. Even when I do a few courses on a single technology…

It just feels like a few weeks since I have started getting back into programming. Had I not captured my journey in this blog, I would have even have realized that it has been 2 years since I have started on this journey. As I look back, I am filled…

Given the pace at which I was learning new technologies and a variety of topics, I knew it was inevitable that I would forget some of it. So, from the time I started on this programming journey, I was taking notes and creating flashcards to ensure that I don’t fill…

I wanted to rewrite my Quran SRS project from scratch and made some progress in July. But at some point, I hit a roadblock — I did not know enough of Django to write tests first. So, I launched into reading more about Django. I bought a number of books: …

This is an update for the last 2 months — June and July as I could not find time to write an update last month. I and my son have been pair-programming together on a daily basis — typically 8 pomodoros, if my work schedule allows it. …

This is a summary of the last 2 months as I could not write an update last month due to downtime due to sickness and business travel. Almost 1.5 years since starting my first programming effort, I was able to apply what I have learnt directly in my main line…

I bought this course from Chris yesterday. https://training.talkpython.fm/courses/move-from-excel-to-python-and-pandas Though I was generally feeling negative about buying more courses/books on Pandas, I bought this course because I happen to read this wonderful article Pandas Datatypes on Chris’s blog. I was so impressed with the comprehensive coverage and the thoughtful step-by-step presentation…