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Matija Cvetan

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Articles and resources

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging · Refactoring English	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	Writing, Best practices	14.10.2026.	L
The people holding up the internet \| Data Drop	Essay	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	Open Source	13.10.2026.	L
Looking back at more than 5 years at Shopify \| Matt Burnett	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Year-in-review, Career	13.10.2026.	M
Stripping extra dependencies in .NET NativeAOT apps using linker substitutions	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	.NET/C#	13.10.2026.	M
Coding Grounds: Fire and forget - Try catch and the importance of awaiting async methods	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	.NET/C#, Best practices	12.10.2026.	S
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services - Ars Technica	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Certificate, Security, Hacker	12.10.2026.	M
The Order of Things: Why You Can't Have Both Speed and Ordering in Distributed Systems - Event-Driven.io	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Distributed Locking, Distributed systems	11.10.2026.	XL
indecis - builds small decision models in Go	Reddit	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	AI	11.10.2026.
Explained: What was really going on with the FIA software bug causing F1 chaos in Malaysia - Yahoo Sports	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Bug	11.10.2026.	L
WebSockets vs. Long Polling vs. Server Sent Events \| by Anirban Singha \| Oct, 2026 \| Medium	Blog	⭐️⭐️	Software design	11.10.2026.	S

Books

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
"Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective 3rd Edition" by Randal Bryant , David O'Hallaron	Computer Systems	20%			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.