Software Development, Finance and AI

SSL Connect Error: Upgrade to heroku-20

If you upgraded to heroku-20, and ran into SSL errors, this quick video (less than 2 minutes is very, very quick for someone for who brevity ain't always a forte!) may help you. It took me 3 hours to figure this out, and if I can save you that time, it would be worth it, right!

Code Refactoring: Few things to consider

Refactoring your code periodically is a good idea. But, when you do, exercise some caution.

(Part 2/2) Software Testing in a Startup

If you are an ambitious startup (like us!) that tries to churn out a lot of new features on a weekly basis, you are always focused on the next cool thing to do. But, needless to mention, a stable platform in Production is imperative to building user trust. Here are some of the things we do to ensure uncompromising stability.

(Part 1/2) Software Testing in a Startup

If you are an ambitious startup (like us!) that tries to churn out a lot of new features on a weekly basis, you are always focused on the next cool thing to do. But, needless to mention, a stable platform in Production is imperative to building user trust. Here are some of the things we do to ensure uncompromising stability.

Final Cut Pro X - Bugs, and Workarounds

Apple's Final Cut Pro X is a good piece of software for Video Editing but it isn't without its share of bugs. Here are some I've run into, and the workarounds I've resorted to.

Here is how to succeed in your first job

Landed your first Software Development job?
- First of all, Congratulations!
- Next, if you are feeling a tiny bit anxious, don't be.
 
My thoughts (based on my own experience) on how you could go about it to be successful.
 
## Be Organized. Be Happy. Be on Pitch.
 
1. Our SaaS Product - https://pitch.snowpal.com
2. LIVE (Web-only) demo - https://lnkd.in/eE9dvjw
3. App Store: https://lnkd.in/eZ6U_du
4. Play Store: https://lnkd.in/ekYfkxS

Need to hop on another call?

If you've ever had to get off the current call to hop on another call, you will *not* be able to relate to this video ;)
 
1. Our SaaS Product - https://pitch.snowpal.com
2. LIVE (Web-only) demo - https://consulting.snowpal.com/pitch
3. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snowpal/id1502153924
4. Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snowpal.pitch
 
Be Organized. Be Happy. Be on Pitch.

On any given day, how much time do you spend in meetings?

Now that a lot of the world is working remotely, there are probably even more meetings than there already were, and there used to a lot to begin with!
 
Keep an eye on the time spent in meetings.
i. Do you need to have as many meetings as you do?
ii. Can they have fewer people?
iii. Do you have a sense for the collective human hours spent in them?
 
## Snowpal Pitch
 
You can track these things on our SaaS platform as well!
 
1. Our SaaS Product - https://pitch.snowpal.com
2. LIVE (Web-only) demo - https://consulting.snowpal.com/pitch
3. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snowpal/id1502153924
4. Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snowpal.pitch
 
Be Organized. Be Happy. Be on Pitch.

Process Efficiency - keep an eye on the drops that are wasted

As they say, every drop makes an ocean. I've noticed time and again that organizations don't keep an eye out for the "little" time that is wasted here and there. It all adds up and no matter how big you are, it is bound to come back and bite you unless you have a concrete plan to handle it.

Monolithic Apps vs Micro Services - compare and contrast with an example

While there may be some arguments about what exactly constitutes a micro service, let's take a simple use case and try to understand it better.