How to become a manager
Quite a few front line employees, after a number of years with the company, begin to think about a manager role. After all, they know the product, they can do their job better than their …
How to save $1000 a year
Like most Americans, I indulge in coffee about twice a day. I use the exact same justification as most Americans do – I like the taste of it and it boosts my energy to keep …
Your first motorcycle
You have been wondering whether you should buy a motorcycle. You watched countless videos on YouTube and you are split between excitement to ride and fear of crashing. You have probably talked to your friends …
US immigration from visa to citizenship
As a person reading this blog overseas, you might be wondering whether you may be able to live and work in the United States one day. I am here to tell you that it is …
Cost of living in the United States
A friend of mine who lives in Europe has gotten a job offer from a US employer. He reached out asking to help him decide whether relocation would be worth the trouble. His question made …
How to nail an interview at Microsoft, Salesforce or Amazon
As a former engineering leader at Microsoft and a current hiring manager at Salesforce, a good portion of my time is dedicated to building a team. I see a fair number of resumes, get referrals …
Top 5 things to do on O’ahu on a rainy day
Hawai’i is a special place on Earth with pleasantly warm air in 75F – 85F range, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, sandy beaches, turquoise ocean and a slew of activities all year round. Summers are warmer …
C# Base32 Converter
Almost every developer under the sun is familiar with Base64 encoding. It is a very popular encoding for byte arrays when transferred over textual protocols, like HTTP. Base64 is efficiently utilizing ASCII characters to break-down …
SQL Server 2012: Configuring AlwaysOn Read-Only Routing
SQL Server 2012 contains an amazing HA/DR improvement over Database Mirroring technology – AlwaysOn. It provides an ability to split application workflows into Writing and Reading and send them to different SQL Server instances thus …