Now / Then

I am still building this website on Astro. I think I have an MVP already. The site exists and I have been posting to it continuously. But of course, if you go and look at certain places, and pages, you would know that there is still a lot left to do.

2026-07-07 21:10 - Finally completed the redesign of the home page. I have been wanting to do this for so long, happy that it’s done now. For so long I was trying to solve this with a grid, today I thought let’s ask Mythos to do it - it was the last date for me to use Mythos for free or without API pricing, whatever, it worked. It explained to me succinctly why the approach I eventually went with works and why the card based approach wouldn’t. And so, here we are. I consider this task done now. There will always be little things I will continue tweaking. But that does not require continued focus.

2026-03-31:
Using the Python for DevOps: Mastering Real-World Automation course now. Re-doing the same exercises (create a variable, etc.) feels weird without the context. This course provides important context on how these things matter in a Devops contxt.

Progress - Course 291 modules

1. Started on 2026-03-24.
2. Current progress as of 2026-03-31 - 80/291 completed

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More like re-learning python.

The first time around I had used the book Learn Python the hard way. It was great, I had created a Pokémon type game and learnt it.

I did not really have a chance to use Python at work outside of a few scripts, so those skills atrophied.

Now I’m relearning Python and additionally pick up some data analysis skills.

Resources - Intro level

1. Helsinki University Intro to Programming MOOC
2. [[202509281354 The quick python book]]

Progress - MooC

1. Completed Part1 on 29th October.
2. Completed Part2 on 5th November.
3. Completed Part3 from the Mooc on 19th November.

This is a certification quest for the next few months. The goal for this is the Azure AI 900 certification.

Primary source for learning is the Microsoft Learning Path with 14 modules for this path.

Log

2026-02-27 13:07 - Started with the module.

Started learning Jenkins.

Resources

1. Continuous delivery
2. Jenkins udemy course by Valentin Despa

One hour uninterrupted sessions in meeting rooms at the libraries.
Started on 6th April, 2025.

This is a certification quest for the summer. The certification being the Google Generative AI leader certification.

The goal is to learn about GCP AI offerings and how they work in practice.

I cleared this exam on August 21, 2025.

Working on collecting, editing and then publishing a collection of my poems.
A part of this is reading more poems. Currently reading 100 poems that matter.

Completed on 15th Feb, 2025 - A year of mornings is published and available to purchase.

This will be my main focus for this year. 

Working to get my second cert AZ-104.

Completed on 3rd Sep, 2024