For those who don’t what is this about, Infrastructure as Code is a set of files when executed with the right tool, will create resources such as storage account, databases, virtual network etc. It is mostly associated with the cloud. As I’ve been working lately with Terraform, I really enjoyed it and I thought it…
Month: May 2023
Tensions between teams due to rivalry
Communication and collaboration between teams, while essential to a working company is sometimes very difficult for many reasons. There may be valid grounds for tension but it is never beneficial for the company. What to do when this happens? Team rivalry This is a very common and a difficult one to solve. Rivalry can be…
Creativity vs knowledge
In IT, we tend to privilege knowledge and we test the hire candidates accordingly. What do they know about object oriented programming, authentication and security, frameworks and languages. While this has merit in itself, is it enough? Knowledge is indeed important as for any candidate, there musy be things to know. If you hire a…
About providing service
I was working for a company where I needed to use a set of scripts developed by another team whithin the same department, and I started encountering some difficulties using it. I thought at first that I didn’t have the knowledge and started looking for documentation that I couldn’t find. I emailed the person who…
Writing a book
I have always wanted to be a full fledged writer and I have tried a lot since my teenage years to actually write a book. I started with fantasy stories that included elves and dwarves etc, then historical fiction and even science fiction. The issue is that there was always this burst of energy when…
I changed the layout of my home office
I have this home office from where I work and though it still need a bit of work, it’s perfectly functional. I thought about having the desk in the middle of the room à la executive and it failed. The room isn’t big enough to accomodate a desk facing the door and place to move…
Single responsability vs Interface segregation
I stumbled upon a Reddit post forwarding an article about how single responsability and interface segregation would be essentially the same. I obviously disagreed but by reading the comments, it appeared that the differences between the two aren’t that clear for some Let’s start with the single responsability. It means that a class has one…
One of my favourite quote
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine. Bruce Lee This is an important wisdom imparted by the late Bruce Lee who was not only an amazing actor, but also a…