Learnings March Update

Backend

Spring Boot + Kotlin is my current goto for when things just need to get done. I have a lot of experience using Spring Boot, and have finally reached a level where I feel like a magician when working with complex configurations. I think the mark of me finally understanding Spring came when more of my configurations worked on the first try than did not.

Databases

Most of my experience is with Mysql and MSSQLServer. I had the opportunity to do a deep dive into MSSQLServer recently, and it has been super cool. I have never done a really deep dive into a SQL engine before. I have been heavily leaning on Brent Ozar’s Tutorials to learn more about SQL Server.

Front End

I don’t do a ton of front end work in my day to day, but I am starting to work with react and material design some. It definitely is out of my current comfort zone, but it is really nice to ride that beginner learning curve again

Infrastructure

I am pretty well versed in containerization, but I am working on trying to figure out a solid deployment strategy that doesn’t involve a full-blown kubernetes cluster for a small simple app. There are PaaS options out there, but I have been taking a more VPS type route trying to learn more about load balancers and linux services in general. My latest readings to do with infrastructure have been related to nginx and HA Proxy configurations as well as trying to learn more about running services w/o containers.