Georgia Tech OMSCS CS6515 (Graduate Algorithms) Course Review
To pass this class, you should digest everything written in Joves’s notes (he’s a TA and will release these notes gradually throughout the semester ...
Leaps of faiths
Today marks my last day at Amazon Web Services. The last 5 years have flown by. Typically, when I share the news with my colleagues or friends or family, their ...
“Is my service up and running?” Canaries to the rescue
You launched your service and rapidly onboarding customers. You’re moving fast, repeatedly deploying one new feature after another. But with the uptick in...
3 project management tips for the Well-Rounded Software Developer
This is the second in the series of The Well Rounded Developer. See previous post “Network Troubleshooting for the Well-Rounded Developer” Whether y...
Why all developers should learn how to perform basic network troubleshooting
(Also published on Hackernoon.com and Dev.to) Regardless of whether you work on the front-end or back-end, I think all developers should gain some proficiency i...
Building an audience: A lesson from the younger me
When it comes to building an audience as a solo-entrepreneur, the younger me was much smarter, much more in tuned with himself. These days, I operate 95% of my ...
My introduction in the Piazza forum for Graduate Algorithms (GA)
At the beginning of every semester, each student is encouraged to post on the forum (i.e. Piazza), introducing themselves and answering the following questions:...
Distributed Computing @ OMSCS over – what a ride!
Last semester, I decided to enroll in the brand spanking new Georgia Tech’s Distributed Computing course offered for the first time (as part of OMSCS) thi...
Distributed Computing CS7210 Distributed Computing – A course review
Distributed Computing was offered in the OMSCS program for the first time this past semester (i.e. Spring 2021) and when the course opened up for registration, ...
Front-yard overseeding journey
Our front yard needs work. About 3 weeks ago, I made my first attempt at overseeding and although a couple seeds germinated, the lawn was left with lots of bare...