Tag: guide
All the articles with the tag "guide".
Personal Finance for Engineers
Published:6 min readAn introduction to personal finance for engineers, covering budgeting, savings habits, investment plans, and the trade-offs between account types.
Tech Interview Tips and Strategies
Published:7 min readFeedback from mock technical interviews: tell specific stories, explain your contribution, know your language, and work with the interviewer's hints.
Senior Engineer Job Search Preparation
Published:7 min readHow I prepared for my 2022 senior engineer job search, from deciding what I wanted to practicing coding, system design, and behavioral interviews.
Load Testing Guide
Published:15 min readOur service fell over at 20% of projected traffic in a load test. How I plan tests, define success, and use the results to find what needs fixing.
An Intro to AWS Certifications
Published:7 min readI'm usually skeptical of certification programs, but AWS certifications felt different. They focus on how to build scalable and reliable services. My take on why they're worth it and how to prepare for the exams.
What is Churning and Why Should I Care?
Published:6 min readI got into credit card churning a few years ago, and it's become a rewarding hobby. My wife and I went on our honeymoon using rewards points. This introductory guide covers the world of credit card rewards.
DevOps from Scratch, Part 2: Amazon & Terraform
Published:14 min readDeploy the Flask app to Amazon EC2, then automate provisioning with Terraform and Ansible. Part two of a 2016 tutorial series.
DevOps from Scratch, Part 1: Vagrant & Ansible
Published:16 min readA step-by-step Flask setup using Vagrant and Ansible to automate a local server, with Gunicorn and nginx. Part one of a 2016 tutorial series.
How to Land the Right Tech Job for You
Published:21 min readLessons from my tech job searches and time as an interviewer, covering finding opportunities, preparing for interviews, and evaluating offers.