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Matija Cvetan

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When I'm not working my magic, you'll find me exploring blogs and books, experimenting with wild ideas, or creating with my 3D printer as a trusty companion.

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
How Notion handles concurrent editing with CRDTs	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Text editor, Software design, Data structure	24.09.2026.	L
Introducing Meta VR Glasses: A Cinema, Courtside Seat, and Workspace in Just 100 Grams	News	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	VR, Meta, Gadget	24.09.2026.	M
GitHub - run-llama/liteparse: A fast, helpful, and open-source document parser · GitHub	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	PDF, LLM, OCR	23.09.2026.
I gave my website a boss fight	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Websites, Fun, LLM	23.09.2026.	L
Not every question deserves a study	Blog	⭐️⭐️	UI/UX	23.09.2026.	XL
the senior engineer death spiral • Solving the decision problem	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Career	22.09.2026.	M
NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman telescope to solve universe’s biggest mysteries	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Science, Space	17.09.2026.	M
Burnt out on a three-day week	Blog	⭐️⭐️	Career, Personal reflections	17.09.2026.	M
simple is not small	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	ThoughtPiece, Software design	17.09.2026.	M
An Organizational Second Brain: Building an AI That Learns From Experts - Engineering at Meta	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	LLM, Domain, Knowledge base	17.09.2026.	XL

Books

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
"Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective 3rd Edition" by Randal Bryant , David O'Hallaron	Computer Systems	10%			TBD
“Software Architecture: The Hard Parts”	Software Architecture	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	// TODO	// TODO	20.09.2026.
“Designing Data-Intensive Applications”	Software Architecture	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse l...	// TODO :)	02.02.2026.
"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.