Week of July 10, 2022 A (hopefully) weekly column where I keep you updated on some of the topics I learned about during the week. SQL Optimization Last week, a query that I wrote was given and then modified on my own went into production. Then everything started going haywire. CPU usage went up to […]
I just wanted to take a moment or two to wrap up my recent discussion on the importance and value of proof-of-concept testing. I mentioned in parts 1 and 2 that proof-of-concept testing comes in two forms. First, a race to MVP, or minimally viable product. Second, pushing already existing technology to its limits to […]
In my previous post about this topic, I discussed how I could quickly build out an app that will bring your idea to life. I’ll discuss another approach in this post about “Proof-of-Concept” testing. “Can what I have also do this?” Often times a client of mine might have some bits and pieces of an […]
If you take a look at my homepage, you’ll see that one of the things I like to focus on in my work is “Proof-of-Concept” testing. I know this is a vague term, which is why I’m writing a blog post about it! The way I see it proof-of-concept testing can take two forms: Designing […]
Here is what I learned and need to research more after attending half of day 2 at PyCon Israel 2022. Keynote: Yam Peleg This morning I caught the early bus to Ramat Gan and was there not only in time for the keynote but also for some light breakfast. Yam Peleg’s claim to fame is […]
As a product of the 90s/early 2000s, getting educated in computers was rough. While we had at least one computer per classroom in elementary school (I went to a private school) we only had one semester of computer programming in high school, and it was in BASIC, already an outdated language (though if you know […]