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Realistic representation of how you will actually look when you finish reading this article and show off your story pointing knowledge to your friends, family, and co-workers. If you want to skim, just read What are Story Points, Purposes of Story Points and Example of a team using relative pointing. Preamble Amongst people in the software industry there is a lot of confusion around story points. This blog is my summary of the opinions of great minds on the topic of story points with some of my own opinions thrown in as well....

As an agile developer and DevOps engineer, staying up to date with the latest news and updates from AWS is essential. This week, AWS has announced several updates to their services, including AWS IoT SiteWise, AWS Glue, Amazon QuickSight, and more. In this article, we will explore these updates and discuss potential use cases based on our own experiences. Disclaimer: this article is part of my project to develop an automated system for summarizing the weekly AWS updates, providing an easy to use framework for summarizing RSS feeds into automatic articles....

One artifact, one pipeline, one path to production. Remember this phrase and you now know the secret to building good CI/CD pipelines. You are now mere minutes away from being a significantly better developer, DevOps engineer, SRE, or really anyone who works in software, just read on. One artifact, one pipeline, one path to production is a simple guideline to building good software delivery mechanisms. It’s about not over complicating the process, reducing the cognitive load, keeping the team moving fast, and making sure the deployment process actually works consistently....

WIP: This is a work in progress. I intend to start keeping notes of the basic theory, as I experience and learn it, of how to create a good CI/CD for delivering software. Version control: Ensure all code and configuration files are stored in a version control system like Git. This allows tracking changes, collaboration, and easy rollback of changes if needed. Automated builds: Automate the process of building the software to ensure that the code is always in a deployable state, minimizing integration issues and detecting problems early....

Have a Raspberry Pi lying around and want to turn an old monitor or dumb TV into a smart TV? Tired of slow and laggy smart TV dongles and want a better, more functional experience? This is exactly why I decided to turn my Raspberry Pi into a smart TV. In this article I’ll go over the best Raspberry Pi Smart TV configurations and guide you through setup. Can you use a Raspberry Pi to make a smart TV?...

In today’s world of data-driven business, protecting sensitive data is of utmost importance for businesses and end users alike. Amazon Macie seeks to address this concern by providing a fully managed data security and data privacy service that uses advanced machine learning and pattern matching algorithms to discover and protect your sensitive data inside Amazon S3. Amazon Macie simplifies data security by providing comprehensive data discovery, monitoring, and protection features for data stored in S3 buckets....