Software Engineer at Meta (Ex-MSFT)
We are witnessing the most significant shift in software engineering since the move to high-level languages. With AI coding tools handling the "manual labor" (boilerplate, unit tests, and refactoring), it’s easy to feel like the value of the human engineer is being compressed. But the opposite is true. As the cost of generating code drops to near zero, the value of human judgment and the necessity…
Scott Guthrie (Microsoft VP of Cloud) used to finish his tech talks at various Microsoft conferences with the phrase “It’s never been a better time to be a developer”. It was an inspirational catch-phrase, which of course, was correct - technology is always better today than it was yesterday. However, in 2026, we enter a new era of “better”!
Back in 1999, the internet was an emerging phenomenon poised to reshape the global economy. Web-based companies were popping up almost daily, and adventurous entrepreneurs saw the writing on the wall: the internet was not just a fad—it was the future. Fast forward to 2025, and we find ourselves at a similar inflection point with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The same sense of untapped potential…
In a world filled with constant notifications, meetings, and distractions, staying productive can feel like a never-ending battle. But with the right strategies in place, you can take control of your time and energy. Here are four powerful productivity tips to help you work smarter, not harder. 1. Block Mornings for Focused Work Mornings are a golden time for productivity, but only if you protect…
Healthcare is currently lagging behind in fully leveraging existing technology. We have technology that can predict what products you might want to buy before you even realize it (like targeted ads), but we aren’t yet applying similar advancements in healthcare to predict potential diseases. In education, the days of needing to physically go to a building to hear from someone with specialized…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has shown remarkable advancements in recent years and has the potential to revolutionize various industries by automating creative tasks, generating realistic content, and assisting humans in creative endeavors. GenAI is a subset of AI techniques and models that are designed to generate new text, images, videos, or audio content that is similar to what…
The everyday need to extract information from documents isn’t exclusive to analysts or data scientists—it’s a common requirement for all knowledge workers. Thanks to Large Language Models (LLMs), embeddings , and vector databases you can create a ChatBot, which can answer your questions about a particular set of data. It’s a very powerful use case for building knowledge bases. Imagine that you…
Are you tired of endless diets, complex workout regimens, and conflicting advice on your quest to shed those extra pounds? Weight loss doesn’t have to be overwhelming or complicated. It’s all about calories in and calories out.
This is a step-by-step overview for creating the front-end, backend, and persistence layer with MARN Stack: MongoDB, Apollo Server, React and Node.js. I also created a video version of this tutorial, which you can find on YouTube.
The Ironman triathlon is 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run (marathon). You have 17 hours to finish in order to become an Ironman. How I got into triathlons I’ve been doing triathlons for over 5 years now. Mostly Sprint and Olympic distances. I also did a few half Ironman distance races (AKA Ironman 70.3). This is what each distance contains: Sprint: 750m swim + 20k bike + 5k run…