Christos Sotiriou

Unlocking the Power of Kubernetes Operators

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Unlocking the Power of Kubernetes Operators

In this article, I will explain the characteristics of Kubernetes operators and clarify any confusion about how they are used and why. We will also build our own Kubernetes Controller.

Bug hunting: Chance or Chore?

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Bug hunting: Chance or Chore?

I am very fond of bug-hunting and fixing. Most people I know consider it one of the tedious aspects of the software engineering cycle. But not me.

You Are an Engineering Manager. Should You Code?

You Are an Engineering Manager. Should You Code?

It surprises me when some choose not to

7 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Knew In My Early career.

7 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Knew In My Early career.

The following is an (undoubtedly non-exhaustive, and in no particular order) list of professional advice that I wish someone had given me before I began my professional journey.

Mechanical keyboards: an expensive but addictive hobby

Mechanical keyboards: an expensive but addictive hobby

My new obsession is eating up my wallet fast - but I like it.

Using Popular 3D Engines and Frameworks

Using Popular 3D Engines and Frameworks

A trip through popular 3D frameworks for creative purposes. If you are like me, nothing is giving you more thrills than to write or design software. The sheer amount of joy I take when coding something has led me to develop projects spanned across many software domains. One of those

React and MobX-state-tree

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React and MobX-state-tree

Building a simple app with this excellent alternative to Redux For the past 6 years, React has been my go-to solution for developing web interfaces. Its concepts are simple to grasp, and I also love how it allows me to build my own stack around it to build the frontend

3 Reasons Why You Are Not Yet A Good Software Engineer

3 Reasons Why You Are Not Yet A Good Software Engineer

So what are some things that make you a bad Software Engineer?

How to write your own strapi upload provider

How to write your own strapi upload provider

One of the features that strapi comes out of the box with, is static file uploading. Strapi comes prepackaged with a module to allow file uploading to the local disk. If you are deploying in the cloud, however, you will most probably need to upload your static files.

Remembering the original Doom game

Remembering the original Doom game

The original Doom game, some of the most popular source ports, and its legacy.

Using Streams efficiently in NodeJS

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Using Streams efficiently in NodeJS

How to download and parse a file containing a few millions of entries (around 500Mbytes) and then perform operations based on the content. How to perform efficient backpressuring by leveraging NodeJS streams

Fault Tolerance for Microservices

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Fault Tolerance for Microservices

What is it, why you should care, and how to apply it using Quarkus.

Tips for developers during the Coronavirus quarantine

Tips for developers during the Coronavirus quarantine

If you are used to working on-premises, you may find that adapting to working from home may have left you a bit disoriented.

Your Private CI/CD using self-hosted GitLab and Docker

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Your Private CI/CD using self-hosted GitLab and Docker

Leverage Gitlab and Docker and use them as a CI/CD infrastructure It's very often that I need a deployment environment while developing personal projects. I have tried many alternatives to test, package, and deploy my solutions when developing. If you don't yet have a CI/CD environment, you should

Human Aspects of Working as a Software Engineer

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Human Aspects of Working as a Software Engineer

A small collection of cases that frequently occur when working in the field of Software. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are Software Engineers. We pride ourselves to write the most concise code, to create good architectural designs. We tend to believe that our professional life is full of code, debugging, drawings in whiteboards,

Using three of the top NodeJS Web REST API Frameworks

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Using three of the top NodeJS Web REST API Frameworks

Javascript is full of options. And over the years, I have found myself running through the same problems over and over again and solving them each time using a slightly improved method over the last one. In this post, I am sharing my experience with a set of the most popular NodeJS frameworks.

Do you need a Computer Science Degree?

Do you need a Computer Science Degree?

Yes, but not just for the obvious reasons. As Software Development is becoming more accessible through internet media, I see more and more places on the Internet with people asking, “Do I really need a Software Engineering (or Computer Science) Degree in order to get a job in the Industry?

Microservices: Have you thought this through?

Microservices: Have you thought this through?

Regardless of the traction that microservices architectures have, there are technical areas and essential matters that you should take into consideration before developing in a microservices structure.

Goodbye iOS... Hello Web development

Goodbye iOS... Hello Web development

The last year has been one hell of a year for me. After eight years of full-time iOS development and 11 years of developing for Apple devices, I decided to move on to something new that I have wanted for longer than I was willing to admit. A quick recap

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Speed up NodeJS server-side development with Webpack 4 + HMR.

When webpack 4.0 came out, I decided to migrate my codebase implementing webpack for the frontend to webpack 4.0. One thing I hadn’t invested time to do however, is to enable HMR in my backend code. I have a project that takes approx 30 seconds to start

8 months with Texture (a.k.a. AsyncDisplayKit)

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8 months with Texture (a.k.a. AsyncDisplayKit)

I have to admit that I love React & React Native. I began using React in 2014, and React Native in 2016. I loved RN not because of its cross-platform mechanics, but for its pragmatic approach when designing user interfaces and its ability to componentize a screen. A component can have

Working for personal projects without burning out

Working for personal projects without burning out

There are some among us who just can’t sit tight, and feel the urge to create something on their own. Most of the time this ‘something’ will end up never seeing the light of day. It has happened to me, I assume that this is the case for everyone

DevLog: How I created my first AR NodeJS-backed web service

DevLog: How I created my first AR NodeJS-backed web service

A few years ago, a client of mine had an idea about an application that would leverage augmented reality features to play videos on top of images that would be featured into pages of his Greek news magazine. Back then, NodeJS was in the mid 10.x (around 2014). There

On software dogmas

On software dogmas

I love coding. I don’t care about the language I use, or the technology. I care about solving difficult problems, about creating something from nothing. I grew up believing that software is philosophy, knowledge, way of thinking. I still do. However, I have to admit that based on the

React Native Navigation

React Native Navigation

I have been trying to find a good navigation library for a project I have undertaken, and I have been looking into numerous frameworks the last few days. Although I have been able to find some decent frameworks, I haven’t still found the best library for navigating i inside