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Matija Cvetan

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
utterances - A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Comments	28.12.2025.
First Responder Kit (zip) is packed with scripts, worksheets, and checklists - SQL Server	Resource	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	SQL Server	28.12.2025.
Nobody knows how large software products work	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Software development, Documentation	28.12.2025.	M
Google 'rolling out' option to change Gmail addresses	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Google, Email, News	28.12.2025.	S
The production bug that made me care about undefined behavior	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Bug, Software development	28.12.2025.	L
Debugging Entity Framework Core: 8 Real-World Query Anti‑Patterns (and How to Fix Them) - Chris Woody Woodruff \| Fractional Architect	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, DB	22.12.2025.	L
Card fees creep onto restaurant tabs \| Payments Dive	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Restaurants, Payments, News	18.12.2025.	L
HelloCSV - A modern, drop in, frontend only, CSV importer workflow.	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	CSV, Tool, FE, UI/UX	18.12.2025.
People are the new oil \| Convergent Thinking	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	ThoughtPiece	18.12.2025.	M
How Software Is Eating the Car - IEEE Spectrum	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	News, Automotive Engineering	10.12.2025.	L

Books

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
“Designing Data-Intensive Applications”	Software Architecture	70%			TBD
"T-SQL Fundamentals" by Itzik Ben-Gan	SQL, SQL Server	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Effectively query and modify data using Transact-SQL Master T-SQL fundamentals and write robust code...	Comprehensive introduction to querying and modifying data using Transact-SQL for Microsoft SQL Serve...	24.12.2025.
"SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out" by Randolph West, Melody Zacharias, William Assaf,…	SQL Server	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Dive into SQL Server 2022 administration and grow your Microsoft SQL Server data platform skillset. ...	SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out by Randolph West, Melody Zacharias, William Assaf, and oth...	27.08.2025.
"100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them" by Peter Carter	SQL, SQL Server	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them focuses exclusively on the errors that you might—and p...	This book focuses on common mistakes made when working with SQL Server and explains how to recognize...	13.07.2025.
".NET Core Succinctly" by Giancarlo Lelli	.NET	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	".NET Core Succinctly" by Giancarlo Lelli is a concise and practical guide designed to introduce dev...	Quick and straightforward read that provides basic knowledge about the history of .NET and the vario...	02.06.2025.
"HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills" by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Amy Gallo, Amy Jen Su, Richard Boyatzis	Soft Skills, Cross-Cultural Communication, Motivation management	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	If you read nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, read these 10 articles. We've comb...	This book is an excellent collection of essays grounded in research and real-world surveys, offering...	23.04.2025.
"Communication Patterns: A Guide for Developers and Architects" by Jacqui Readacaa	Communication skills	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	How to design appropriate diagrams and documentation, and master written, verbal, and nonverbal comm...	Communication Patterns offers a mix of practical advice and common-sense approaches to handling comm...	16.04.2025.
"Software Engineering at Google" By Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright	Software Development	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop p...	Software Engineering at Google is easily one of the top books I’ve read, and I strongly recommend it...	02.04.2025.
"How to Get People to Do Stuff" By Susan M. Weinschenk, PhD, Jo Anna Perrin	Communication skills, Motivation management, Business motivation	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	We all want people to do stuff. Whether you want your customers to buy from you, vendors to give you...	How to Get People to Do Stuff offers valuable insights into human behavior, motivation, and communic...	19.03.2025.
"C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals - Ninth Edition" By Mark J. Price	C#, .NET	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	This Packt bestseller continues to be the definitive guide to modern cross-platform development. The...	Continued exploration of C# and .NET by reading "C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Developmen...	05.03.2025.