Iheanyi's Newsletter #1: Hello World!
Technical Reading
I've found these blog posts to be really insightful in the realm of distributed computing.Mystery Shopper Monitoring
This blog post talks about building a "mystery shopper" for your service, to ensure that it is still performing as expected with no interruptions. While this is helpful with a monolithic application as well, with microservices this becomes even more helpful as you can tell which service is suffering from problems and interruptions.
Distributed Systems Theory
I felt this was a good introduction to distributed systems to explain the fundamentals and basic premises, with some other sources linked for further reading.
Notes on Distributed Systems for Young Bloods
A specific link from the above article that I want to highlight. This is a short, yet good, read for anybody starting to learn about distributed systems and computing.
Good Reads
I had to share these two captivating books that I'm currently reading, I'm not done with either yet but they have already been quite insightful. The Power of Habit
In my quest for getting back into a routine of sorts, I was recommended this book by a friend. This is an enlightening read into the power of habit loops and how we can not only break old habits by identifying the cues and modifying the routines, but also utilizing the same loops to create new habits.
Rework
I haven't finished this one yet, but it was too good not to recommend. Even in the first chapter, there were good gems to think about with regards to the mentality one should take when building a product and starting a business. For anybody in software that wants to start on building their own product, this book is for you.
Some Design Things
I wanted to share both something that I've been working on and a portfolio that really stood out to me.Narrow Design
An experimental and beautiful portfolio by Nick Jones. It's probably the most unique format I've seen for a portfolio
Interface Lovers
An online magazine for creative professionals created by me, Timothy Achumba, and William Channer. I've spent the last few months working on this, so I hope you all take a time to read the interviews on the site. The content is quite amazing.
Got any favorite distributed systems blog posts or other sites I should check out? Feel free to email me back or send me a message on Twitter. Thanks for reading, until next time!