Mar 19Securely Storing and Retrieving Environment Variables in Node.js with AWS Secrets Manager and KMS using TerraformRecently at work I had run into a requirement of having to store & retrieve the value of an environment variable securely using AWS. The environment secret should be encrypted at rest and in transit and only be decrypted at run time by the application. In this blog post, we…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Dec 5, 20223 Ways to Configure Terraform to use your AWS AccountThere are basically 3 different approaches you can use to allow Terraform to connect and authenticate successfully to AWS. For your consideration: It is advisable that you create a dedicated set of AWS credentials from the IAM console with programmatic access for your Terraform CLI. …DevOps3 min readDevOps3 min read
Oct 18, 2022Member-onlyThe Top 5 Sins of Remote Work MessagingHuman communication is hard. It’s a highly social skill that needs years and years of practice to become good at. Communicating face-to-face is slightly easier, especially if there is a language barrier, because we can use common or universal body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice to convey meaning…Communication6 min readCommunication6 min read
Aug 28, 2022Member-onlyWhy TrueCaller Is the WORST attack on Your Privacy since FacebookThere are a handful of information about me that I consider to be Personal Sensitive Information (PSI). My home address, my birthdate, my picture, and my phone number among others. You probably can guess my gripe with Truecaller now based on this article’s title and the last sentence. But if…Social Media8 min readSocial Media8 min read
Published inAWS Tip·Aug 13, 2022How to Preserve SPA route path in the browser using AWS CloudFrontThe other day I noticed a very irritating behavior on my personal website that I built using Angular. When I type in my domain name in the browser URL barS35 min readS35 min read
Aug 11, 2022Finally! I think this is the best monetization option for writers like me who don't want their…Finally! I think this is the best monetization option for writers like me who don't want their stories put behind a paywall.1 min read1 min read
Feb 4, 2022My New Year’s Programming Resolution #2022It’s that time of the year again! Actually I’m late to this and the time should have been at the start of January, but it’s better late than never! 2021 Reflections: It’s funny I have to write this down again because I just did so formally with my manager at work as…Resolutions2 min readResolutions2 min read
Published inAWS Tip·Feb 4, 2022How I built a CI/CD Pipeline for My Website using AWSI started my personal website as a simple Angular web app on my personal laptop. I made a git repository for it on AWS CodeCommit and I would push any changes I made locally to the repository on my AWS account. Why AWS CodeCommit and not GitHub? I simply wanted…DevOps11 min readDevOps11 min read
Dec 31, 2020My New Year’s Programming Resolution #2021Finally, this year is over. It was a shitty year. Even though people all around the world seemed more divided than ever, almost everyone can agree that it has been a shitty year. Which is why I was looking forward to the year’s ending because it meant a new beginning…Software Engineering3 min readSoftware Engineering3 min read
Oct 7, 2019How I deal with unfair scrutiny: The problem of standing outAhhh finally I’m writing a blog post again. This one is more of a rant. An attempt to get something off my chest that has bothered my ever since I was a child. Ever since I started expressing my creativity. “Who did this for you?” For lack of better words. This sentence, or variations of…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
