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20 Sep 2026

Containers, Docker, and Kubernetes Fundamentals

What containers are, and why Docker won A container packages application code with every library and dependency it needs, so it runs unchanged from a laptop to production — whether the host is bare metal, a VM, or the cloud. Faster deployment through automation, lower cost, better resource utilization Portable across environments, and a natural fit for microservices Downsides: a compromised host OS affects every container on it, and managing thousands of them adds real operational complexity | Platform | Known for | |---|---| | Docker | Most widely adopted, simple architecture | | Podman | Daemon-less, more secure by design | | LXC | Preferred for data-intensive workloads | | Vagrant | Maximum isolation on a single machine |

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20 Sep 2026
Django, SQL, and Relational vs. NoSQL Databases
Databases and DBMSs A database is an organized collection of data designed for structured storage, search, and retrieval. A database management system (DBMS) is the software that creates, maintains, and queries it.
Django · SQL
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20 Sep 2026
Microservices, REST APIs, and Serverless Computing
The Twelve-Factor App Modern software is delivered as a service — centrally hosted, accessed over the internet — and the Twelve-Factor App methodology captures the practices that suit this model, especially for microservices. Its factors group into three phases: Code One codebase, tracked in version control, deployed many times Build → release → run as three strictly separate stages Keep dev and prod environments as similar as possible Deploy Treat every dependency as explicit Keep anything that varies between environments in config, not code Access local and third-party services uniformly, by URL and credentials Keep processes stateless and share-nothing Export functionality by binding to a port Operate Scale via disposable, concurrent, stateless processes Treat logs as an event stream, captured by the runtime Run one-off admin tasks against a release, using the same codebase and config
Microservices · Serverless
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7 Sep 2026
React Components, Hooks, Testing, and State
Why React React is an open-source JavaScript library — not a full framework — for building interactive UIs out of small, reusable pieces called components. Component-based — the UI is a tree of independent, composable pieces Declarative — you describe what the UI should look like for a given state, and React figures out how to update the DOM JSX — an HTML-like syntax extension that compiles down to plain JavaScript function calls One-way data flow — data moves down from parent to child through props, which keeps state predictable Hooks — let function components manage state and side effects without ever writing a class
React · JavaScript
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7 Sep 2026
Node.js, Express, and REST API Foundations
What "back end" means Back-end developers write the code that connects the browser to servers, databases, and business logic.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine that lets JavaScript run outside the browser, on the server.
Node.js · Express
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7 Sep 2026
Python Foundations: Types, Strings, and Collections
The building blocks Python is a readable, general-purpose language used for web apps, automation, data analysis, and AI. Every program starts with the same fundamentals: variables, expressions, operators, and a handful of built-in types.
Python · Programming Basics
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7 Sep 2026
The SDLC: Requirements, Testing, and Documentation
The software development lifecycle The SDLC is a systematic process for building software that actually meets its requirements, broken into distinct phases: Working through explicit phases (instead of ad hoc) gives every team member a clear answer to "what should I be doing right now," surfaces problems earlier when they're cheaper to fix, and keeps responsibilities from overlapping or falling through the cracks.
SDLC · Requirements
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7 Sep 2026
DevOps, Cloud Delivery, and Security Fundamentals
What DevOps actually means DevOps is a collaborative culture — not a tool — that connects development, operations, QA, and business stakeholders around one goal: shorten the feedback loop between writing code and learning how it performs in production. Shared ownership of the whole delivery pipeline, not "throw it over the wall" handoffs Heavy automation of builds, tests, and deployments Continuous measurement of what's actually happening in production A steady stream of small, low-risk improvements instead of rare, high-risk releases
DevOps · CI/CD
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7 Sep 2026
Cloud Infrastructure, Storage, and Virtualization
g. "US East") Availability zone (AZ) — one or more isolated data centers within a region, each with its own power, cooling, and networking Data center — racks, servers, storage, and networking equipment Spreading workloads across AZs contains failures (one AZ going down doesn't take others with it) and lets you place resources physically closer to users to cut latency.
Cloud Infrastructure · Virtualization
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7 Sep 2026
Cloud Computing Foundations and Service Models
What is cloud computing? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources — networks, servers, storage, applications, and services — that can be provisioned and released with minimal effort.
Cloud Computing · IaaS
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7 Sep 2026
Git and Version Control Foundations
Why version control? Version control tracks every change to a codebase over time, so teams can collaborate without overwriting each other's work, recover any previous state, and understand exactly how a project evolved.
Git · GitHub
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28 Jul 2025
Design Methodology
Design methodology is the structured process developers follow to turn an idea into a finished game. It defines the steps, order, and workflow that guide a project from concept to launch.
Thoughts
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29 May 2025
Game Design Genres
What is a Genre? Genre is any collection of codes and conventions that we associate with a particular type of game.
Thoughts
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16 May 2025
Creating a Dynamic FPS HUD
Learned how to set up a responsive First Person Shooter HUD in Unreal Engine using Widget Blueprints. The tutorial covered displaying health, energy, and ammo based on in-game interactions.
Blueprint · UI
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30 Apr 2025
Main Menu
I started by designing the UI layout using the UMG Designer tab., Play, Options, Quit), all arranged inside a Canvas Panel.
Blueprint · UI
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Containers, Docker, and Kubernetes Fundamentals

Django, SQL, and Relational vs. NoSQL Databases

Microservices, REST APIs, and Serverless Computing

React Components, Hooks, Testing, and State

Node.js, Express, and REST API Foundations

Python Foundations: Types, Strings, and Collections

The SDLC: Requirements, Testing, and Documentation

DevOps, Cloud Delivery, and Security Fundamentals

Cloud Infrastructure, Storage, and Virtualization

Cloud Computing Foundations and Service Models

Git and Version Control Foundations

Design Methodology

Game Design Genres

Creating a Dynamic FPS HUD

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