PinnedA little about RicardoFellow programmers and not programmers! Hi there! My name is Ricardo and I am a cool guy from Portugal! 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 I am a passionate programmer who finds joy in everything concerning programming (except PHP, sorry 😅). Apart from programming, I really love to host board games at home and…Myself1 min readMyself1 min read
PinnedJack of all trades or master of none? That is the questionTL;DR: which career path should I consider? Before starting, this article just provides my two scents on the topic and should not be considered the final and only truth. The main purpose of this article is to give an entry point for a (very) good debate (which already happened several times with my circle of friends 😃). Introduction …Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyExtract, transform, load, repeatOne of my recent challenges as a software engineer (or software architect if the label suits you better) included the creation of a system that allowed users to import data continuously from different providers. In this article I will include some implementation details, decisions made throughout the process, but also…Etl8 min readEtl8 min read
PinnedMember-onlyJenkins on AWS: The journeyTL;DR: Create Jenkins infrastructure based on AWS SpotFleet instances The main goal of this article is to give a glimpse of the steps taken to create a jenkins instance based on AWS technologies, but also share some headaches throughout the whole process. Most of the decisions taken during the process were made taking into account technology and time constraints. Overview …Jenkins6 min readJenkins6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAmplify: the good, the bad and the uglyThis article is part of a series of articles that talk about AWS Amplify, but also how to migrate it to a more flexible and extensible infrastructure. Amplify is an excellent framework for many reasons: (1) ease of use, (2) fast-paced development process, but also (3) speed to market. Throughout…6 min read6 min read
May 10How I keep up with the software world?Overview Introduction Eagerness to learn Trello People bytebytego educative.io Podcasts TLDR newsletter YouTube channels Tech radar Introduction Hello, fellow developers! Good week so far? Did you have any time to learn something new? Everyday something new emerges and you can’t keep up with everything happening around you? I have a very nice…Learning5 min readLearning5 min read
May 8Amplify: Migrate the (very) easy wayThis article is part of a series of articles that talk about AWS Amplify, but also how to migrate it to a more flexible and extensible infrastructure. When me and Amplify first meet, we didn’t know much about each other. …Amplify3 min readAmplify3 min read
May 3Member-onlyBasic commands to automate your development workflowAfriend of mine once said: “if you are doing the exact same thing more than three times, you might be able to automate it”. I was not expecting to take that learning so seriously over the past years. That’s right! During the last years, I’ve been creating a few tiny…Automation2 min readAutomation2 min read
Apr 29Migrate Amplify to AWS CDK: The easy and the hard wayBack in the day I shared my two cents about AWS Amplify framework and how useful it is for projects that are on a very early stage. You air your MVP , more features are on the way, more models are created, your project increases, as well as the number…AWS1 min readAWS1 min read
Apr 29I started working as a freelancer: Now what?Long time no see, fellow developers! Lately I embraced a new challenge in my software engineer career: started working as a freelancer. In this article, I will try to explain the main reasons behind this career change, how I adapted to this new chapter of my life, the challenges faced…Freelancing5 min readFreelancing5 min read
