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Jan 31, 2020

How to stop fearing job interviews and perform better

Did you ever have troubles sleeping the night before important job interview? Have you ever felt your heart racing and palms sweating during an interview? If so, you are not alone. Job interview is a very stressful moment for all us. …

Job Hunting

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How to stop fearing job interviews and perform better
How to stop fearing job interviews and perform better

Dec 29, 2019

Understanding Redis replication in AWS ElastiCache

Redis is one of the most beloved data stores according to StackOverflow survey. Amazon Web Services offers managed Redis as ElastiCache. It has many features that allow us to build great systems; one of them is replication. How does it work? What is Redis and AWS ElastiCache Redis is a cache. It is a fast in-memory…

Cloud Computing

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Understanding Redis replication in AWS ElastiCache
Understanding Redis replication in AWS ElastiCache

Dec 1, 2019

Doing More With Pomodoro Technique

Wishing you had one extra hour every day to get more done? Probalby yes. Would you be even more productive if you had 30 hours a day? It seems so, but, actually, I am pretty sure that the answer is negative. The most intuitive idea is that if you had…

Productivity

5 min read

Doing More With Pomodoro Technique
Doing More With Pomodoro Technique

Nov 25, 2019

Code Coverage Lies To You

How do we know when to stop writing unit tests? When we run out of ideas for tests? When we test all possible scenarios? When the clock hits 5 o’clock? How do we know that we have written enough tests? One commonly used measure is code coverage. What is a…

Testing

4 min read

Code Coverage Lies To You
Code Coverage Lies To You
Igor Fil

Igor Fil

A software engineer @AWS. More of my thoughts at igorfil.com

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