Last week, I enjoyed attending the Microsoft AI tour in London. I was so surprised by the turnout, specifically because it was in the middle of the week. Then again, this was the first Microsoft-specific event I attended as a Microsoft MVP, so everything was new.

I loved the whole experience. I got to Proctor two workshops on building a retail Copilot code-first on Azure AI and attend one more workshop on building your first agent with Azure AI Agent Service.

Debugging on the fly, explaining concepts and their underlying effects, and interacting with people during the workshop were all invigorating. I will submit a workshop proposal to the next conference CFP I apply to. I loved it; I had so much fun. The best part was meeting other MVPs and my new regional community manager.

Learn Big O Notation once and for all, for this time at least, before you start farming full-time or take an endless vacation somewhere in the world.

This article covers data structures and their applications including an introduction to graphs and how Memgraph helps visually map these concepts.

Last year, Notion transitioned from a single database to a shared system and then a data warehouse due to performance and cost issues. They implemented a hybrid architecture to address these issues by building an in-house data lake and using technologies like Kafka and Hudi for incremental and efficient data processing. The hybrid architecture allowed them to improve data freshness and cost-effectiveness and support advanced features like AI. They have all of these details in their blog. ByteByteGo also covered this in detail here.

Now that we have mentioned sharding from the above, we can learn what sharding is and all its nuances in this detailed blog post.

Jenkins' flow, Docker's go: Watch your pipelines grow, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and learn about Docker security tips.

Dockerize your Django App.

Learn these seven steps to improve your daily focus and get the best out of your day.

The word of the day is multifarious. Multifarious describes something that is varied or has many different aspects.

Example in a sentence:

The project required a multifarious approach, incorporating elements of engineering, design, and marketing.

I am making my grand departure into the unknown.

Until the next fortnight, my treasured reader, go forth, and may the odds ever be in your favour!