Interview

I had a really good talk with Chirag Nayyar sir on how beginners can get started with Cloud. I learnt a lot in the two hour session, so I summarized the key points into a two minute read. Getting Started with Cloud Sir strongly believes in a bottom to top approach. Focus on the fundamentals Networking Relational Databases (SQL) Storage Compute Choose ANY Cloud Platform. (They all have a generous free tier.) Explore the platform. Understand their services. (Co-relate with your foundational knowledge.) Buy a domain. Make a portfolio. Important Concepts Networking Relational Databases (SQL) Storage Compute Virtualization (Need & role) Understand ‘Software Defined Everything’. Know the purposes of services. General Tips Don’t follow too many resources. Build a strong foundation. Grow step by step. Nothing is a race. Build things that you like and try to test them in other environments. Try and fail as soon as possible. Share your learning with the community. Own a domain and an e-mail with it. Your portfolio site does not have to be the most beautiful one out there. Put a target date (may be months). Reddit and StackOverflow are gold mines. Certifications don’t matter. Only the official ones matter and in the case of cloud they have a certain validity, so do them at the right time and use them properly. Learn, don’t run after certificates. Connect with Chirag sir Watch the session. ...

It was a really good experience to conduct an interview of Ali Mustufa Shaikh with Harsh Navani! Ali is a humble 23 year old, with the tagline ‘I build Human Networks’ (not Computer Networks). He has done massive work for the tech community and is the youngest Intel Software Innovator in India, a Microsoft Student Partner, a Google Certified Educator, a Co-organiser of GDG Cloud Mumbai, the Organiser of TensorFlow UserGroup Mumbai, the lead of the APSIT IEEE branch and an Advisory Member at IEEE Collabratec among other things. He has also been a Global Influencer at Google Crowdsource for two years. ...

So I had an awesome opportunity to interview Jason Mayes, a Senior Developer Advocate for TensorFlow.js at Google, with my friend Anushka Bhagchandani. The webinar had about 100 attendees in total! We talked about his journey into the industry, his current role in the TensorFlow.js team, his mindset and attitude in life and much more! This is a summary of the interview. Journey Before Jason sir could enroll into a University, he had to take a gap year and work at a networking job in a school to earn money for his tuition. After that, he enrolled himself for a Master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Bristol. ...