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Matija Cvetan

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
An introduction to Cockpit, a browser-based administration tool for Linux	Tool	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Hosting, Server, Tool	13.01.2026.
How DNS Works - Step by Step Guide \| Developer Toolkit	Resource	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	DNS, Learning	13.01.2026.	M
What is an Engineer? » Code Simplicity	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	ThoughtPiece	13.01.2026.	L
How To Be Memorable To Senior Executives - by Yue Zhao	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Career	13.01.2026.	S
Reducing Bugs by Using the Model View Update Pattern - The Software Mentor	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Patterns	13.01.2026.	M
.NET 10 Networking Improvements - .NET Blog	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Network	13.01.2026.	L
Don't fall into the anti-AI hype - <antirez>	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	LLM, Career	13.01.2026.	M
WSL + Visual Studio = attaching/launching a Linux .NET Core application on Window 10 \| by Christophe Nasarre \| Criteo Tech Blog \| Medium	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Linux	13.01.2026.	M
Pass the State - Szymon Kulec @Scooletz	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Performance	12.01.2026.	M
A little bit uncomfortable \| All Things Distributed	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Career	09.01.2026.	M

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.