The power of the pencil and paper — This week I’ve consolidated a lot of SQL concepts, I really like knowing that I can’t only handle null records, but also do casts to uppercase or remove spaces at the same time. I’d to learn in a not so pleasant way that my logic is good and that I…

Letting go is liberating — This week has been pretty quiet. As I had already told you, I have been learning about databases, specifically how to create them, create tables, add data to them and consult only the records that interest us. The above has made me realize that it is true what they say that…

Real data, real problems — This week has been quite difficult and I’ve had to deal with real world problems in terms of creating, reading and inserting data. …

The power of SQL — This week I learned several things about SQL; but first let me tell you that I joined a team in charge of managing data internally in the company, working in a team with these characteristics is quite beneficial since I’ve shown that I’ve several areas of opportunity in SQL, so…

Never give up — Without a doubt, this has been the most emotional week in many years, because at the end of this month several projects were completed, I stopped receiving money from a scholarship, and I was notified that March 18 would be my last day at the company where I worked for…

The perks of facing fear — This week has been full of challenges, most of them personal. It all started with the assignment to do a workshop on a subject that I mastered. I decided to go for data visualization. The idea was simple, teach how to make charts (including when to use one type or…

A brief review — This book is an institution in the technology industry and I can see why it’s highly recommended, as it recounts issues that have plagued the software industry for the last 30 years. The book was written in the 1970s under the pen of Fred Brook based on his experience managing…

Now you know you don’t know — This week I’ve learned everything I need to know to get a job in the data area, I consider that knowing what you don’t know is just as important in your learning path as you already mastered since you can and should add these topics to your study if is…

The importance of rest — This week was very busy. It happened that I got two job opportunities in data-related topics. Although this is something that excites me, it’s also something that I have put aside in these months to dedicate study time to topics related to backend and computer science, do not misunderstand me…