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Matija Cvetan

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
ASP.NET Core Output Cache: How to Speed Up Your API with In-Memory Cache and Redis	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Cache, Middleware	26.04.2026.	M
How The Heck Does Shazam Work? (An Interactive Exploration)	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	Software design, Patterns	26.04.2026.	L
How to hire people who are better than you	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Interview, Management	26.04.2026.	L
The end of the non-technical engineering manager - LeadDev	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Management	26.04.2026.	L
Columnar Storage is Normalization • Buttondown	Blog	⭐️⭐️	SQL	26.04.2026.	S
The $0 security stack \| Oblique	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Security, Free, Software development	26.04.2026.	M
Message Queue and Task Queue: When to use them? \| by Yash Vaishnav \| Apr, 2026 \| Medium	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Distributed systems	26.04.2026.	M
Your product has a new user. It’s not human.	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	LLM, Product, MCP	26.04.2026.	M
Good architecture shouldn't need a carrot or a stick	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Architecture, Best practices	26.04.2026.	M
eSIM was supposed to replace SIM cards, but carriers turned it into a trap	Article	⭐️	Telecommunications	23.04.2026.	S

Books

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
“Software Architecture: The Hard Parts”	Software Architecture	20%			TBD
“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.
"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.