Welcome to my personal notes repository. The purpose of this repository is to document key insights, strategies, and reflections across various areas of professional and personal development. Here, I store notes on improving communication, technical decision-making, and general life advice. This repository serves as a central hub for consolidating valuable lessons from different domains that contribute to both work and personal growth.

Contents

  • paul_graham_key_ideas: Summaries of key ideas and insights from Paul Graham’s essays, covering topics such as wisdom, parenthood, and technology.

  • tech_improvement: Notes on improving technical skills and understanding, with a focus on software engineering and technology.

  • ota_integration_and_data_normalization: Guidance on how to integrate and normalize data from multiple OTAs while maintaining clear separation between external and internal models.

  • questionary_clack: An exploration of interactive command-line tools like Questionary and Clack, with examples of how to use them for various tasks, including fetching YouTube transcripts, summarizing PDFs, and interacting with OpenAPI in the terminal.

  • software_architecture_concepts: An exhaustive, alphabetically sorted reference of software architecture concepts, their creators, brief descriptions, and links to key resources, ideal for software architects and developers interested in deepening their understanding of architectural principles.

  • prompt_engineering_article: An article reflecting on navigating unfamiliar fields (like machine learning) using prompt engineering as a software engineer, while balancing expertise and learning new concepts.

  • engagement_in_tech_decision_making: Reflections and advice on how engineers and technical leaders can effectively engage in business and technical decision-making processes.

Purpose

The notes contained in this repository are designed to help track continuous learning and personal development. Whether it’s improving communication, engaging more effectively in technical decisions, or exploring wisdom from thought leaders like Paul Graham, these notes are intended to serve as both a reference and a guide for self-improvement.

Feel free to explore and use the notes for your own learning journey!