A repository with notes on best practices and opinions I have on a number of software engineering domains. It will be highly opinionated and there may be ideas I have here that you don't agree with. If so, let me know and we can always discuss it. I like to learn and I like to talk system design. I am in no way an expert and I don't code in my free time, but I would like to think that I am a half-decent engineer.
I'm just a guy from New York, who is a software developer by trade. I like math and I like building things, but I don't write code in my free time. I've never been a person who wants to automate his whole life and I am not trying to change the world with these notes.
I've been programming professionally for a few years now, and all of that time has been in the start-up world so I have seen some shit. I have experience writing data pipelines for direct to consumer startups, as well as building distributed systems and DSL's for fin-tech startups. I have spent a lot of time reading AWS documentation and a lot more time yelling at my computer while debugging broken code.
Again, all opinions here are my own. I am doing this because my friend Ethan said that I should. My main goal is to help people who are trying to learn best practices.
Fair warning: The notes I take here will be heavily skewed towards Python; I currently work at a python shop, but I may bust out Golang or other languages at certain points. I'll be sure to specify them in my notes when applicable.
You shouldn't. Again, I'm just some guy, but I have some experience with software development. If you don't like the advice here or find it to be trivial, then that's fine by me. This is one resource in a sea of resources on engineering practices, so I don't expect everyone to agree or really believe that I am the singular source of truth.
What I will do here is talk about practices that I find to be important and that have helped me grow as an engineer. You may stress other factors in engineering, and that's ok.
Because I thought it would be a fun thought exercise, and a way to help others. It also gives me something to think about over the weekend.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to me on twitter: @aisaacroth