Jun 23When Should You Use Pointers in GolangThe concept of pointers in programming languages is quite old. C and C++ are probably the best examples of languages that are widely popular that use pointers. Golang, being inspired by C in many ways, implements explicit pointers as well. …Golang6 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jun 11Working With JSON in GolangHandling JSON data with Go — Enabling developers to easily and effectively build highly performant, scalable web services is one of Golang’s best selling points. As we know, JSON is the industry standard for data serialization when communicating with a user-facing web service. Luckily, Go enables you to work with JSON in a very straightforward and…Golang4 min read
May 23How I Turned A Tech Interview Question Into A Medium Article That’s Earning Me MoneyThinking of ideas for technical articles can be difficult. I often feel that for every interesting topic there is already a ton of great articles, and there’s really nothing valuable that I can add to the subject. Great ideas sometimes have to come from completely unexpected sources- like coding interviews. …Tech Interview4 min read
May 15Best Resources For Passing The AWS Developer Associate ExamCloud certifications can boost your career significantly. Before I got AWS certified, I wasn’t getting contacted by many recruiters on LinkedIn. After getting three of them, my inbox hasn’t seen any rest. Out of all three, I think the Developer Associate certification is the one that benefited me the most. …AWS4 min read
May 1If You Are Learning Golang, Remember These 10 CommandsGo has really taken off lately. More and more companies are adopting it, and developers are generally accepting it, because it is easy to learn, yet powerful to use. If you are currently at the beginning of your Go journey, here are 10 useful CLI commands that you will…Golang3 min read
Mar 17Github Actions vs. JenkinsIn the age of cloud computing and devops, deploying your application several times a day is considered business as usual. But, in order to make sure your latest updates don’t break any previous features, it is necessary to build and test your code before deploying. Doing all of this work…Cicd6 min read
Feb 8How Does Garbage Collection Work in PythonSeveral decades ago, computer memory was extremely scarce. Initially, the entire RAM of a computer was measured in kilobytes, and when the Intel 286 processor came out in 1982, it could address a whopping 16 megabytes of RAM. In those days, programmers had to worry about memory a lot, so…Python5 min read
Published in AWS Tip·Feb 3Store Your Secrets Safely in AWSOne of the most important rules in software development is don’t push secrets to a remote git repository. But, what about pushing secrets to a production environment? The applications running in production obviously need access to secrets like the database password, or the API key of some third party service…AWS5 min read
Jan 29AWS IAM: Resource Based PoliciesOne of the trickiest topics in AWS is Identity and Access Management. You’re always wondering which service requires which permissions to access another service, and if the policies that you have attached to their roles are secure enough and in agreement with security best practices. Things can get even trickier…AWS3 min read
Jan 27Starting Your First Job in Tech? Relax.So you finally got that first job offer as a developer. The endless rounds of solving complex algorithm problems, showing off your GitHub projects, talking to recruiters about what you think your biggest weakness is… all of that has finally ended and you are now officially a software developer. You…Software Development6 min read
