Geek, agilista, blogger, codefella, serial reader. In the daylight - I navigate & lead software engineering. #lean #design #aws #elixir #analytics. I speak here for myself only.
Last week I've described [https://no-kill-switch.ghost.io/dancing-with-flink-data-streams-a-gentle-intro/] what is Kinesis Data Analytics and promised we'll have some fun with processing streams the pro way. It's time to turn these promises into real action! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before we do anything useful, we need some...
'Big data' is not among the most catchy buzzwords anymore. This is probably good - after the initial hype, there's a proper time to assess the practical applicability and tangible benefits. Big data's epicenter was always the Hadoop [https://hadoop.apache.org/] ecosystem. It...
To make sure it's 100% clear, a short reminder: this blog post represents my private comments, statements, and viewpoints. They should not be associated with my employer - either the current one or the past ones. The opinions quoted in this article have popped up during casual, social...
Opinion (mine), not a fact: 95% of currently existing truly decentralized systems (typically blockchain-based) are rubbish. Or, if you're asking for more precise classification, they can be allotted as follows: * systems that should never be decentralized (because there's no point) - example: all the corpo-blockchains * modern...
We live in interesting times. Who could have guessed that the next powerful buzzword after "agile", "big data", and "cloud" will be "diversity" (or, to a full extent: "diversity, equity, and inclusion" - DE&I). Nope, I don'...
EURO 2020 has just finished a few days ago, and it was a hell of a ride. Regardless of conditions (no single location, pandemic period, lack of fans at the venues), the players have created some spectacular shows - ones we will be getting back to for years or even...
