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The Minimalist’s Guide to Transformative Accountability Maximize your potential with this insightful blog blending iOS Notes & Shortcuts with 'Atomic Habits' and 'Can't Hurt Me' insights.… Growth 7 min → 02 
Dancing with heuristic algorithms How to solve NP-hard problems using local search heuristic algorithms — and how CS knowledge can help with real-life constraints. Engineering 10 min → 03 
Personal notes on Receiving Feedback Things to keep in mind while receiving feedback. How to process constructive as well as not so constructive feedback. Growth 6 min → 04 
SQL Server: Dropping Indexes in production (safely) Under the hood of dropping an index and the locking mechanism. It also talks about how you can delete indexes safely. Engineering 5 min → 05 
Unused index analysis in SQL Server with master-slave setup Identifying Unused indexes using SQL server DMVs involving dm_db_index_usage_stats in a replication setup Engineering 4 min → 06 
Crossing the chasm towards continuous learning On the psychology of learning and making progress — and how imposter syndrome and the Dunning–Kruger effect shape the journey. Growth 7 min → 07 
Promises | Composition & Patterns Async programming with JavaScript promises — composing patterns like concurrent tasks, racing, sequential work, and cancel-when-ready. Engineering 10 min → 08 
Do you really understand CS? Essay on how computer science is widely misunderstood and how is it different from software development Engineering 4 min → 09 
Engineering: The Good Parts How engineering helps you develop an intelligence-enabled thought process and an analytical mind capable of weighing trade-offs. Engineering 2 min → 10 
Dynamic apache virtual hosts alias config Use apache2 and dnsmasq to create a virtual host alias Engineering 3 min → 11 
Best Packages to have in Ubuntu 16.04 GNOME Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras, unrar, zip, unzip, libavcodec-extra flashplugin-installer, guake, zsh, oh-my-zsh, vim,… Tools & Productivity 3 min → 12 
Supercharge your terminal with guake and zsh For a Linux power user, Guake and zsh are essential tools. A practical setup for a dropdown terminal and useful aliases. Tools & Productivity 4 min → 13 
What is version control and why should you care? Why everyone should use version control to manage their project and how using Git can help you save hours Tools & Productivity 3 min →
The Minimalist’s Guide to Transformative Accountability Maximize your potential with this insightful blog blending iOS Notes & Shortcuts with 'Atomic Habits' and 'Can't Hurt Me' insights.… Growth 7 min → 02 Dancing with heuristic algorithms How to solve NP-hard problems using local search heuristic algorithms — and how CS knowledge can help with real-life constraints. Engineering 10 min → 03 Personal notes on Receiving Feedback Things to keep in mind while receiving feedback. How to process constructive as well as not so constructive feedback. Growth 6 min → 04 SQL Server: Dropping Indexes in production (safely) Under the hood of dropping an index and the locking mechanism. It also talks about how you can delete indexes safely. Engineering 5 min → 05 Unused index analysis in SQL Server with master-slave setup Identifying Unused indexes using SQL server DMVs involving dm_db_index_usage_stats in a replication setup Engineering 4 min → 06 Crossing the chasm towards continuous learning On the psychology of learning and making progress — and how imposter syndrome and the Dunning–Kruger effect shape the journey. Growth 7 min → 07 Promises | Composition & Patterns Async programming with JavaScript promises — composing patterns like concurrent tasks, racing, sequential work, and cancel-when-ready. Engineering 10 min → 08 Do you really understand CS? Essay on how computer science is widely misunderstood and how is it different from software development Engineering 4 min → 09 Engineering: The Good Parts How engineering helps you develop an intelligence-enabled thought process and an analytical mind capable of weighing trade-offs. Engineering 2 min → 10 Dynamic apache virtual hosts alias config Use apache2 and dnsmasq to create a virtual host alias Engineering 3 min → 11 Best Packages to have in Ubuntu 16.04 GNOME Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras, unrar, zip, unzip, libavcodec-extra flashplugin-installer, guake, zsh, oh-my-zsh, vim,… Tools & Productivity 3 min → 12 Supercharge your terminal with guake and zsh For a Linux power user, Guake and zsh are essential tools. A practical setup for a dropdown terminal and useful aliases. Tools & Productivity 4 min → 13 What is version control and why should you care? Why everyone should use version control to manage their project and how using Git can help you save hours Tools & Productivity 3 min →