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  • Book Review: Git: Project Management for Developers and DevOps Teams

    📝 Book Review  · Jan 13, 2024 · 2 min read  ·
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    Teaching Git skills for professional work
    Authors: Bernd Oggl and Michael Kofler
    Star Rating:  5 out of 5 stars

    I very much enjoyed reading this book as it has helped teach me the skills I need to use Git in my professional work. The authors, in my opinion, were very thorough on the topic. They explored not just Git, but how Git can be used by developers in teams. They covered the Git commands, low-level details of how Git …


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  • Book Review: Python Microservices Development: Build, test, deploy, and scale microservices in Python

    📝 Book Review  · May 5, 2023 · 2 min read  ·
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    Navigating the Landscape of Python Microservices Tools and Technologies
    Author: Tarek Ziadé
    Star Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

    This book was a good read for me. It covered many aspects of developing microservices in Python that are relevant to my engineering job. Some of these aspects include developing a REST API with a web server such as Flask; writing, testing, and documenting code; interacting with other services via synchronous vs. …


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  • Book Review: The Legacy Code Programmer's Toolbox: Practical Skills for Developers Working with Legacy Code

    📝 Book Review  · Jan 31, 2023 · 2 min read  ·
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    Practical skills and techniques for tackling legacy code
    Author: Jonathan Boccara
    Star Rating:  5 out of 5 stars

    I had this book sitting on my desk for a few years, recommended by a coworker. Life got busy. I decided to pick it back up and finish it! Here’s some of the insight I’ve learned from it. The author begins by defining legacy code as code that is hard to understand, uncomfortable to change, and causes concern. Attitude …


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