Part 1: “Just Start”, Again! A few years ago, I embarked on a quest to break into the tech industry. I was inspired by a mentor who navigated the field before the conveniences we take for granted today existed. His stories of handwritten code and gru...
Introduction: Python is a versatile programming language that offers a wide range of data structures to efficiently store and manipulate data. In this article, we'll delve into the fundamental data structures in Python, including variables, lists, da...
INTRODUCTION Recently, I embarked on a project to build an Interactive sales dashboard built-in Python and Streamlit library to visualize data from Excel as part of fulfilling the requirement for the graduation for the foundation program in ALX Softw...
Issue Summary Duration: Start: August 17, 2024, 14:00 UTC End: August 17, 2024, 16:30 UTC (Yes, it was a long and painful 2 hours and 30 minutes!) Impact:Imagine trying to board a bus with a thousand other people, but there’s only one bus with f...
Issue Summary Duration: Start: August 17, 2024, 14:00 UTC End: August 17, 2024, 16:30 UTC Impact:The outage affected the main database server, leading to the unavailability of the application for 2 hours and 30 minutes. During this time, 80% of u...
When you type https://www.google.com into your browser and press Enter, a complex series of events unfold almost instantaneously, connecting your computer to Google’s servers and displaying the website. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each step involv...
Introduction Staycation: The Ultimate Hotel Booking Experience Inspired by our passion for travel and the desire to improve the hotel booking process, we proudly present Staycation. Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a long vacation, we aim...
This blog post is part of the HNG Internship Stage Zero Task - Backend Track. It is meant to address the task of writing a technical blog article describing a recent, difficult backend problem I had solved, and exactly I solved it. I will also share ...
Issue Summary Duration of the Outage: October 5, 2023, 14:00 to 16:30 UTC (2 hours and 30 minutes) Impact: The web service decided to take a very extended coffee break, affecting around 75% of users. Symptoms included unbearably slow page loads, fa...
This is my first post. ALX SE, ongoing ALX CC. Let's see where this journey goes.
