Intro One day in the not-so-distant future, the behemoths will become dinosaurs. This might seem inconceivable, but I think it is inevitable. Advancements in tech and the advertising money at stake contribute to this new world. Youtube will be replaced with smaller, more niche video-sharing platforms. A LinkedIn equivalent will exist…

Leverage replicateETF, a Python package, to buy the underlying stocks of an ETF. Disclaimer There can be significant tax, financial, and legal consequences related to the code provided here and the github repository. Significant losses can occur. Trading equities is always dangerous and should be approached with extreme caution. By using…

How to join a team and succeed as a new software engineer — Joining a new team as a software engineer can be daunting. There is so much to learn in such a short period of time. The pressure can be high and deadlines for feature releases are expected to be met before you even begin. Having worked on many different teams in…

How to improve your sprints and common rookie mistakes to avoid — A Story On Sprint days we reflect on our accomplishments (or lack thereof) for the previous 2 weeks. It’s about 20 minutes before we jump on zoom and share our thoughts and reflect. I look at our board. …

How to make passive income, boost your resume, and generate interest. — I first started writing articles to boost my resume and document some interesting projects I was working on. After gaining some modest success documenting my pet projects I thought “why not get paid too”? My results from the past year Since I became a Medium Partner Program contributor in June, 2020 I’ve made about $200. That…

How I went from a non-STEM major to DevOps engineer at a Fortune 100 company — Many of my engineering colleagues are surprised to hear that I have a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Those on my team with STEM degrees often tell me it's an advantage to have a non-STEM degree. But the path to becoming a DevOps Engineer wasn’t a short one, and I made…

Automate the deployment and execution of a Python function without worrying about package size, execution time, or portability — What’s better than Serverless? Serverless is all the buzz these days and for good reason. Serverless is a simple, yet powerful cloud resource to execute function calls without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. …

how to back up your Oracle Cloud Database — How can we prepare for disaster? If a server crashes, a technician unplugs a machine, or a meteor hits a datacenter, how can the business recover crucial data? In this tutorial we demonstrate how to backup the Oracle Cloud Database with Oracle Database Cloud Backup Service, RMAN (Recovery Manager), and…

Modernizing web application development and deployment — Cloud is here to stay and more and more developers are seeking ways to effectively incorporate the cloud. Whether you are a startup recognizing limitations of your on-premise hardware and local machines or a large enterprise curious about how to slowly offload on-prem workloads, this tutorial will be insightful. I…