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Matija Cvetan

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
🎅 LINQing Up Christmas: .NET 9 Features in Action - The Life of Sadukie	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#	17.12.2024.	L
Comparing AWS S3 with Cloudflare R2: Price, Performance and User Experience	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Sales pitch	17.12.2024.	L
SQL best practices – don’t compare count() with 0 – select from depesz;	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️	SQL	17.12.2024.	S
GitHub - outerbase/studio: A lightweight Database GUI in your browser. It supports connecting to Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite.	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	DB, Tool, SQL	17.12.2024.
GitHub - yarlson/ftl: FTL: faster than light deployment	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Hosting, CI/CD, Tool	17.12.2024.
U.S. telecoms struggle to oust Chinese hackers from networks, officials say	Article	⭐️⭐️	News, Telecommunications, Security	17.12.2024.	S
The most popular Wikipedia pages of 2024 \| CNN Business	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Wikipedia, News	17.12.2024.	M
React v19 – React	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	React	17.12.2024.	XL
GitHub - bluewave-labs/checkmate: Checkmate is an open-source, self-hosted tool designed to track and monitor server hardware, uptime, response times, and incidents in real-time with beautiful visualizations.	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	HealthChecks, Monitoring	16.12.2024.
Criteria for modularization	Docs	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Software design	16.12.2024.	L

Books

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
"The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" by Fred Brooks	Project Management	40%	The book is a classic exploration of software project management challenges. The book introduces tim...		TBD
“50 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know - Second Edition”	Algorithms	20%	The book offers a comprehensive introduction to essential algorithms, catering to both beginners and...		TBD
“Building Event-Driven Microservices” By Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, Sebastian Aigner	Software Architecture, Microservices	40%	The book provides a thorough exploration of designing and implementing microservices architectures u...		TBD
“A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition” by John Ousterhout	Software Design	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides insights into designing and managing complex software systems with clarity and sim...	John Ousterhout emphasizes reducing complexity to create maintainable, scalable software. Key princi...	15.11.2024.
“Kotlin in Action, Second Edition” By Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, Sebastian Aigner	Kotlin	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides an in-depth guide to Kotlin, focusing on modern programming techniques, best pract...	This was my introduction to the Kotlin language, offering in-depth information and clear explanation...	16.07.2024.
“Mastering API Architecture” By James Gough, Daniel Bryant, Matthew Auburn	Software Architecture	⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides a thorough exploration of designing, building, and managing robust APIs. The book ...	So far, the book hasn’t provided me with significant insights or excitement; perhaps it just didn’t ...	02.07.2024.
“Beginning Spring 6: From Beginner to Pro”	Spring framework	⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Spring 6 framework, guiding readers from found...	This book dives deep into the history of Spring, which isn’t my preferred approach for learning. I f...	10.06.2024.
“Learning Java, 6th Edition” By Marc Loy, Patrick Niemeyer, Daniel Leuck	Java	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book is a comprehensive guide for beginners, offering a detailed introduction to Java programmin...	This is a good book for starting with the Java language, covering all the main topics and providing ...	08.05.2024.
“Fundamentals of Software Architecture”	Software Architecture	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book offers a foundational overview of software architecture principles, design patterns, and be...	This was an eye-opening book for me on software architecture, providing answers to many questions I ...	23.04.2024.
“Apps and Services with .NET 8 - Second Edition” By Mark J. Price	.NET	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book is a comprehensive guide that covers the latest features and capabilities of the .NET 8 fra...	This is a good book for grasping the basics of using .NET with SQL, NoSQL, gRPC, GraphQL, Blazor, an...	12.02.2024.