Hi, Many companies utilize modern technologies. Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker, ArgoCD… and so on. The selection is vast. The CNCF Landscape has arrived in most businesses. But what surprises me: The software is complicated. So complicated that it can’t just be launched locally on a whim. I did not expect that. Docker is deliberately included in the list. Because most of the companies I spoke to use Docker. Many of them in production.
Hi, What distinguishes a software developer from a carpenter? The carpenter produces furniture. The developer creates software. Imagine you go to a carpenter. You enter the workshop, see various materials, tools, finished and unfinished pieces of furniture. The foreman approaches you. He asks you about your preferences. You want a table. With an inset plexiglass top. For outdoor use. Matching your preferences and with his expertise, he selects the right wood.
Hi, Have you ever written your own password encoder? I haven’t exactly - but I had to use a homemade one. In a central User-Management-Service, the customer data of all users came together. And in this, the passwords were stored. Thus, when registering a new user, the same encoder had to be used. In practice - fortunately - it did not blow up in our faces. But it was highly critical.
Hi, Laziness prevails. Always. Countless times I’ve tried to adopt beneficial routines. I joined a gym - after a few months, I barely went anymore. I baked my own bread - after (admittedly) two years, I no longer did. I got up at 5 am to meditate and exercise - I couldn’t maintain this for more than 4 weeks. As good as these routines would have been, had I kept them up for years - they come with high investments.
Hi, El Niño is back. The surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean periodically fluctuates. This seemingly inconspicuous change triggers a cascade of weather changes that extend their influence to the most remote corners of the globe. Floods in South America, droughts in Australia, and even snowstorms in North America - all caused by a few degrees of temperature difference in the Pacific. This phenomenon occurs every 2 to 7 years. This year, it’s that time again.
Marcus Held