Mar 18Member-onlyFully test your AWS .NET 6 Lambdas on localstackA new Implementation everyday — Introduction With .NET and C#, you always have something new coming up. We now have a routine of adjusting, migrating, and learning to do things a better way. AWS is also among the best cloud providers with very good integration with .NET… Imaging coupling the above with localstack, one of…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyWhy you shouldn’t use Stored Procedures in your codeBending the Clean Architecture Principles — Introduction This is one of few topics that still amazes me to this day… Stored procedures has been around from the dawn of time. Everyone had the pleasure of having those in his codebase but what amazes me is how this topic is constantly resurfacing in today’s world. If it ain’t…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Feb 26Member-onlyStop using Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) in your codeBending the Clean Architecture Principles — Introduction Goals and objectives vary a lot depending on your organization's goals and constraints. When I was a consultant, I was essentially “outsourced” to help with a particular project for a short period of time. You get exposed to very diverse projects and different ways of doing things. Then you realize…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Feb 19Member-onlyHere’s how being unpredictable elevates your Software TestsBending the Clean Architecture Principles — Introduction Convincing your fellow teammates and manager that writing tests speed you up and does not slow you down is a big hassle. I struggled with this countless times in my consulting roles back in the day. I was seen as an “wannabee” that follows what he reads and does not…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Jan 28Member-onlyThe one feature that will make you use Octopus DeployCrying out Cloud — Introduction We all struggle with incidents, bugs or anything on production. Your new intern suddenly pushed his branch on prod, or your system started having weird behaviors when someone from another team pushed his code. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyWhy you shouldn’t have a Anemic Domain Model in your projectBending the Clean Architecture Principles — What is an Anemic Domain Model? An anemic domain model is a software design pattern in which the domain model, or the core business logic of the application, is represented only by a set of data transfer objects (DTOs) and associated getters and setters. …Coding6 min readCoding6 min read
Dec 7, 2022Member-onlyWhat you should know about Database shardingBending the Clean Architecture Principles — What is Database Sharding? Database sharding is a technique used to distribute a large, scalable database across multiple smaller databases, or shards. This allows the database to handle a higher volume of data and a higher number of concurrent users, while still maintaining good performance and high availability. Types of Database Sharding Database sharding involves dividing the data…Coding2 min readCoding2 min read
Dec 6, 2022Member-onlyWhat I learned after accidentally breaking our production databaseLearning from failures — Introduction Messing up with the production database, what’s interesting about this problem is that whatever process you implement, you get surprised that it happened over and over again. It’s like a virus mutating each time to bite you in the a**! Even for the most senior engineer, things can and will…Coding3 min readCoding3 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyThe one Metric you’re really missing on (DORA)The new era of DevOps — Introduction The DORA metrics, or the “State of DevOps” report, are a set of performance indicators designed to measure and assess the effectiveness of an organization’s DevOps practices. …Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Dec 4, 2022Member-onlyThe correct way of writing If conditions in your code?Bending the Clean Code Principles — Introduction IF/ELSE conditions are part of any algorithm you write daily. While this seem trivial and easy, most people (including me) some time do not use them correctly. Because they are everywhere, you can easily get to the point where you don’t know what you’re doing anymore. So how do we…Microsoft5 min readMicrosoft5 min read
