My First Tech Talk: The Journey from Panic to Presentation

My First Tech Talk: The Journey from Panic to Presentation I recently had an opportunity to give a technical talk at GitTogether Mumbai. This is a small blog post based on my experience of giving a talk and a little behind-the-scenes turmoil written as a blog post. How Do You Secure a Speaking Slot? This was the big question! It took me countless applications, several rejections, and a sprinkle of luck....

October 2, 2024 · 3 min · 468 words · Shweta Kadam

Using Thinking Fast and Slow Concepts on Programming

Recently my friend gave me a Thkinking Fast and Slow Concepts book by Daniel Kahneman. I related to a lot of his. concepts and how it apply to my daily programming life a lot! The book involves recognizing and managing cognitive biases while leveraging both intuitive and analytical thinking.the book explains 2 systems System 1 (Fast Thinking): This is the intuitive and automatic mode of thinking. It operates quickly and without much effort, making snap judgments and assumptions....

May 18, 2023 · 4 min · 655 words · Shweta Kadam

When to ask for help as a Software Engineer?

We have all experienced this often where we are stuck on an issue. We feel we have not earned the right to ask the doubt yet till we reach an imaginary threshold or baseline. The feeling of doing some research before reaching out to someone. Then time passes and so does the feeling of shame.The shame of not being able to solve the doubt on my own and yet feeling the hesitation to reach out to a senior....

March 3, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Shweta Kadam

Tackling procrastination and kubernetes study

After a long series of procrastination and getting the hit of motivation from reading Atomic Habits(great book which I recommend others) ,I’m finally learning kubernetes basics.As a motivator to get better at writing and publish more posts as well as learn kubernetes.I have decided to publish 1 article every Sunday.I would like to post 2 posts per week but I want to start small and consistent. Once again I’m treating my blog as a journal to showcase how much I actually understand kubernetes....

February 25, 2022 · 5 min · 905 words · Shweta Kadam