Long time, no see! June 2024
I know I have been away and you haven't heard from me.
Hey, how are you all doing?
I haven’t been in your inbox for a while, I know. I have been busy building stuff both at Twilio and personally. So in this post I will be sharing some accomplishments, some learnings and some resources that you might like!
The 2024
Learnings
We have 57.72% of the 2024 left and my focus for this year had been AI and Kubernetes! Well I am pretty much on track with those learning goals. I have not only been learning AI, specifically LangChain but also teaching others about it. So far, I have given three LangChain talks at conferences and meetups.
In regards to K8s, I am still no expert and don’t think will be any time soon, but have been building some projects. Check this out, we have a DevOps capstone project on Learn to Cloud that I am building.
Accomplishments
I am super proud to share that I am a Google Developer Expert in GCP and also an HashiCorp Ambassador for 2024.
As shared in my 2024 focus video, there have been few certifications that I wanted to sit! I tried one of the GitHub Certifications (yes, GitHub now has certifications) and was able to pass the GitHub Foundations in 1 Day. And I recently got recertified in HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
Resources
As some of you know, reading articles is how I keep myself updated! Since AI has been the fuzz since 2023 now, check out this amazing article by Miguel Grinberg: How LLMs Work, Explained Without Math.
Another great read on the power of developer journal on StackOverfow. As devs, we juggle a ton of info in our heads. A dev journal is like a personal assistant for your brain – it helps you:
Conquer Ambiguity: Define problems clearly BEFORE writing code, saving tons of time & frustration.
Level Up Faster: Track your wins, fails, and "aha!" moments to accelerate your learning.
Achieve Flow State: Dump those distracting thoughts, questions, and to-dos to stay focused.
Show Your Work: Easily recap your progress, perfect for standups, retros, and even that performance review.
Check it out: You should keep a developer’s journal by Max Pekarsky
Again, thank you for reading along, you will hear from me soon, I won’t go MIA this time!
But hey, if you want to connect with my other social media platforms:
IG - @rishabincloud
X/Twitter - @rishabincloud
Some words of wisdom
You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. - Jimmy Dean