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Matija Cvetan

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When I'm not working my magic, you'll find me exploring blogs and books, experimenting with wild ideas, or creating with my 3D printer as a trusty companion.

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Some of my recent reads 📒📖

My collection with over 1100+ articles and resources, each thoroughly read and reviewed.

Title	Type	Score	Tags	Completed at	Size
PageZERO - An open-source TypeScript starter for full-stack web development on Cloudflare.	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Hosting, Cloudflare, FE	12.03.2025.
It's still worth blogging in the age of AI	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟	Writing	12.03.2025.	M
direnv -- unclutter your .profile	Github	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Dev environment	12.03.2025.
Teaching Language Models to Solve Sudoku Through Reinforcement Learning - Hrishbh Dalal	Article	⭐️⭐️⭐️	LLM	12.03.2025.	XL
The 5 Most Difficult Employees (And How To Actually Handle Them)	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Leadership	12.03.2025.	L
89 characters of base-11?! Mobile networking in rural Ethiopia! by Ben Kuhn	Youtube	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	HTTP, Startup, Network	11.03.2025.
What are your experience with Clean Architecture vs Vertical slice architecture	Reddit	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Architecture	11.03.2025.
Applying Back Pressure When Overloaded	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Software design	11.03.2025.	M
Reimagining Fluid Typography \| OddBird	Blog	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Typography	11.03.2025.	L
Managing a merge queue - GitHub Docs	Resource	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Git	09.03.2025.	L

Over 20+ books reviewed

Book title	Category	Relavance	Summary	Learned	Completed
"Software Engineering at Google" By Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright	Software Development	20%	Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop p...		TBD
"How to Get People to Do Stuff" By Susan M. Weinschenk, PhD, Jo Anna Perrin	Communication skills, Motivation management, Business motivation	90%	We all want people to do stuff. Whether you want your customers to buy from you, vendors to give you...		TBD
"C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals - Ninth Edition" By Mark J. Price	C#, .NET	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	This Packt bestseller continues to be the definitive guide to modern cross-platform development. The...	Continued exploration of C# and .NET by reading "C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Developmen...	05.03.2025.
"Real-World Web Development with .NET 9" By Mark J. Price	.NET	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Real-World Web Development with .NET 9 equips you to build professional websites and services using ...	Honestly, it’s a good book if you’re just starting with .NET web development, but if you’re looking ...	28.02.2025.
“The Art of Communication” By Judy Apps	Professional Communication, Communication skills	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	This book focuses on developing deeper, more meaningful conversations by engaging both logical (left...	This book isn’t a simple guide on how to act in specific situations—it dives deeper into how our bra...	13.02.2025.
“Building Event-Driven Microservices” By Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, Sebastian Aigner	Software Architecture, Microservices	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides a thorough exploration of designing and implementing microservices architectures u...	This book offers a comprehensive and balanced perspective on event-driven microservices, covering bo...	11.02.2025.
"97 Things Every Programmer Should Know" by Kevlin Henney	Coding Practices	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	This book is a collection of 97 short essays contributed by experienced software developers and prog...	This book is a collection of short essays, making it easy and fast to read. While not every chapter ...	02.01.2025.
"The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" by Fred Brooks	Project Management	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book is a classic exploration of software project management challenges. The book introduces tim...	Reading this classic from 1975 was both fun and eye-opening—it’s remarkable to see how many of its i...	24.12.2024.
“A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition” by John Ousterhout	Software Design	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides insights into designing and managing complex software systems with clarity and sim...	John Ousterhout emphasizes reducing complexity to create maintainable, scalable software. Key princi...	15.11.2024.
“Kotlin in Action, Second Edition” By Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, Sebastian Aigner	Kotlin	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The book provides an in-depth guide to Kotlin, focusing on modern programming techniques, best pract...	This was my introduction to the Kotlin language, offering in-depth information and clear explanation...	16.07.2024.