Posts tagged with 'learnings' - 1
Requests in Rust
I have been learning a bit about Rust recently - it has exposed me to some new concepts that, when writing in Python, you simply don't think about. I don't necessarily think it is a bad thing that one would have these considerations otherwise - there ... read more →
Written in Rust
A common theme of my experience in tech over the last few months has been: (1.) Hear about a new library or tool that is really, really fast (2.) Find out that it is written in Rust (italics my own) I thought the best way to understand what and why w ... read more →
Getting to grips with Apache Flink
The last few weeks of my existence (and spare time) have been poured into getting to grips with Apache Flink. I already have a Kafka stream set up as outlined in Process Github, hence my challenge would be to use Flink on this stream to do something ... read more →
I'm not being ignored - I'm just not expecting a response
Yes yes, announcing that I am about to provide you with a "fabulous" example before you have even had a chance to critique it is a somewhat presumptuous. I understand. The reason I have described it as such is not because the example has fa ... read more →
Kafka is a writer
I have spent the past couple of months (relatively unsuccessfully) trying to experiment with Apache Kafka. It is a somewhat foreboding topic (excuse the pun) and I struggled to find an entry point. Fortunately, I came across some excellent videos on ... read more →
Earning my Stripes
Two aspects of tech I have been itching to kick off are: (1) Scripting using python (2) Integrating with an API-driven payment provider this project seeks to knock both off the list. The code can be found at this repository. The goal of the project w ... read more →
Understanding Prototypical Inheritance In JavaScript
This post is a reaction to the article titled Understanding Prototypal Inheritance In JavaScript by Lawrence Eagles. First impressions What initially struck me about this article was the fact that the author spoke of OOP in JavaScript. This was confu ... read more →
Tags
The reason this blog was started was to allow me to build a portfolio of the work I have built to document my learnings as I venture into the world of tech and development. However, I am also fairly fond of the sound of my own voice and would like to ... read more →
Learning to code
At this point, I am fully engrossed in the world of tech and software development. My apologies if I am using misnomers - as with any self-respecting field of work, you need complicated jargon that is easy to get wrong. Regardless of my lack of my un ... read more →
Payments Integration
Presently I find myself working as a project lead at an insurtech startup. The environment is dynamic and the exposure I receive is incredible. Recently, I worked on a project integrating with a local payments provider. I thoroughly enjoyed this proc ... read more →