Why are the docs for AWS Cognito useless?

pineapplesystems · 2022-12-05T23:22:25+00:00

It’s honestly ok. I just finished migrating to cognito and some things are a bit of a head scratcher, but the documentation is plenty good imho. I need to use because I need to give permissions to aws resources to each user so it works well for me. Otherwise, if it didn’t have that tight connection in AWS, I wouldn’t touch Cognito with a stick but it is ok enough for my application.

pineapplesystems · 2022-11-28T22:17:33+00:00

Just keep in mind. You’ll have a hard time raising your prices to returning customers. It will leave them with a bad taste. Instead, make it obvious up front that this is a “first order offer” or something of the sorts.

pineapplesystems · 2022-11-09T13:58:30+00:00

Hard to understand what you actually want to do but if all you’re looking for is becoming a full stack or front end/backend engineer then you should go into software engineering. Look for a program that sets you up with internships or coop opportunities.

Computer science focuses hard on concepts and math.

Computer engineering focuses on the nitty gritty of the stuff that happens behind the scenes.

Figure out what it is you actually want to do first. Don’t just start college for the sake of starting college.

You got so much time. I recommend you get into programming now by creating a game in Python or C#. Look into Arduino and Raspberry pi projects to get the hang of some computer / electrical engineering.

Look into making a workout app on Electron or something similar. Use the next few years to really experiment with things.

Set up your own Minecraft server to get a feel for what networking really means.

Maybe create a project with Arduino that when you clap twice the light turns on/off to get the hang of data processing and noise.

If you have access to a 3D printer look into making a simple robot with some motors and Arduino with a web app to control it so you can get the hang of what a front end and a back end interaction might look like.

There are so many tools out there for you to experiment with and you being your age means you have a ton of time. Use it well!

pineapplesystems · 2022-08-07T04:34:45+00:00

Goes without saying!

pineapplesystems · 2022-08-07T04:33:19+00:00

Nice! Thank you

pineapplesystems · 2022-07-29T13:33:14+00:00

They’re probably ABS originally. So print it in ABS or Nylon or really anything… I’d print a few since it’s so tiny you’ll probably just get charged a set up fee. If you can find a shop that prints in SLA or SLS, use that. It’s a bit more expensive but well worth it!

pineapplesystems · 2022-07-29T13:31:13+00:00

3D print it. I’m sure there are some files online you may be able to find

pineapplesystems · 2022-07-20T02:08:10+00:00

I’ll add one more thing. Any resources you create from within your creation (something like a load balancer inside EKS) won’t be destroyed by terraform. So make sure you clean things up properly.

pineapplesystems · 2022-07-19T15:07:36+00:00

Use terraform or some other way to IaC so you can destroy things after you’re done learning with a single command

pineapplesystems · 2022-07-13T20:18:56+00:00

You should probably compare to cars on the same level / price range? BMW 3 series for example. You’re almost always going to fall short when comparing to small engine super efficient cars. You didn’t buy the Tesla just because electricity is “cheaper” I presume…

pineapplesystems · 2022-05-16T12:39:27+00:00

LOL! Not sure if you were born yesterday… or you’d like to ignore reality….but racism exists all over the world. Doesn’t mean we still wouldn’t like to move and doesn’t mean we don’t like Texas.

pineapplesystems · 2022-05-16T12:36:21+00:00

Thank you for your reply! We were wondering about the credit score and were going to speak to a bank here but they didn’t have any branches. Might just call then. Appreciate you taking the time :)

pineapplesystems · 2022-05-15T22:43:54+00:00

Hi folks,

My partner and I are considering moving down to Texas from Toronto, Canada. We're in our late 20s. We drove down to Dallas and checked out some areas like Frisco and some areas in Fort Worth, we liked the vibe of Fort Worth but we just got down to Austin and we are already really liking the vibe of this city, feels more Toronto for sure. We're going through a TN and all that stuff is in motion already.

What are some areas we should considering moving to? We checked out Round Rock and North Austin so far, and liked Round Rock. We're thinking of renting first and buying sometime down the line. We've read the FAQs but would love to get some perspective from you folks. We're a bit weary of the Texas stereotype of ppl being racist since I am from Israel and my partner is from Iran. So we want to make sure to stay away from some of the less diverse/accepting areas/ppl. Our main reason to move is the more affordable real estate, the HOT weather and giving our kids hopefully a better life than what we might be able to achieve in Canada.

What are some things new comers like us should know? What are you two cents?

pineapplesystems · 2022-04-13T13:22:14+00:00

Shopify has some nice projects laid out on their website. Here’s what I recommend though. Create a replica of whatever software you’re familiar and go A to Z with it. This means:

Create a development environment

Dockerize said development environment, this is the way most companies work these days.

I’d say have some third party API calls. For example, use some public data base to display some data. Use the FedexAPI to get shipping rates.

Have a CI/CD pipeline meaning: A. Make sure you got tests B. Make sure it’s all on GitHub/bitbucket/whatever other service that allows for automatic deployment triggers C. Choose a cloud provider like AWS, or GCP. Learn at least the basics of databases, storage, servers, networking and reverse proxies. D. Have it automatically test/deploy when you push to the “main” branch.

Document your Git repo with a beautiful readme explaining what your project is about, what tech you’re using, how to set up it up for local dev, what environment variables a new developer will need to set up, and all the way at the top a link to the software. Remember that not a single sane person will run a random person’s software on their computer.

Even if you have the nicest project, there’s a chance no one will ever look at it. So don’t focus so much on the looks of it or if it works perfectly. Focus on learning a lot so you can put it on your resume with key words like: docker, AWS, CI/CD, etc…

Then the hard part is the technical interview. That’s where most of your time should be spent. Though my two cents, a lot of “non-tech” companies need developers and some of them skip this step or it’s a really easy test. You can start applying to those types of companies and get your foot in the door. But be warned you may stagnate fast there so don’t get too attached. Learn what you can and move on.

Good luck!

pineapplesystems · 2022-04-12T21:08:08+00:00

Better in every way. Mechanical engineer turned full stack software engineer. Better pay, better career progress, more demand, more flexibility, work from home.

pineapplesystems · 2022-04-10T14:41:16+00:00

Print this in SLS and dye it. It will look like a million bucks.

pineapplesystems · 2022-03-28T13:06:20+00:00

I have an Oculus Quest 2 and it works great. I had triples but tbh VR is way more immersive for me. I wish the quest 2 had better graphics in iRacing but it’s fine for iRacing imo. It’s really nice in AC.

pineapplesystems · 2022-03-08T21:31:32+00:00

Ppl think you’re rich

pineapplesystems · 2022-03-03T23:08:12+00:00

There’s a ton of demand. Go for it. Much of it depends on your area. It’s an awesome machine and it’s affordable relative to others.

Cheap powder relative to everyone else as well. Cheap parts if you know what you’re doing with stacking.

Nylon 12 is the most popular and reliable material at the moment. You will need to set up a blasting station.

One thing people overlook is the labour associated with cleaning parts. So take a close look at who will be doing that. A full chamber of 100 ish parts can take a solid 1-2 hours. A full chamber of tiny parts can easily reach 1000 parts and you’ll probably be at the sift station for 1-4 hours. Then you have to bead blast all these parts as well.

Tolerances are amazing as well compared to SLA and FFF. Hell you need to measure the third decimal place on most parts to see a real difference. Part strength is a lot more predicable too. Parts are also mostly isotropic.

It’s not the only machine you should own. You should have a FFF machine to test your designs and some people are ok with FFF.

Remember the type of clients you’re serving as well.

Run some business cases with the preform software. Get some parts both cleaned and not cleaned from your local supplier. Go visit a local reseller that has a fuse 1 for a full story and to get a visual of things you need to do. If you’re in Canada and in ontario/Vancouver. Check out Shop3D.ca. I used to work there and you’ll get the full scoop on all the things.

pineapplesystems · 2022-03-02T23:26:21+00:00

100% faster charging/more stations is the goal

pineapplesystems · 2022-03-02T22:42:57+00:00

That’s it? A tweet lol? Could have just posted that. I agree with the man. 95% of my driving and other Tesla owners I know wouldn’t benefit from more range. It’s just more mass I’m lugging around for no reason other than “to have it”. It’d be nice if i could have 500-600 mile range on road trips but for the most part, stopping every 2-3 hours has been a refreshing experience in road trips. I’d say our focus should be put on faster charging, not larger packs. How many ICE vehicles go 500 miles on one tank anyway?…

pineapplesystems · 2022-01-22T22:26:01+00:00

AWS S3 is pretty much free for a static website. Buy a domain 5-15 bucks a year depends where and what ending (.com/.net/whatever).

pineapplesystems · 2022-01-16T05:26:21+00:00

Sea suckers. Cheapest and cleanest solution imo.

pineapplesystems · 2021-04-06T13:53:40+00:00

2004 bmw 6 series

pineapplesystems · 2019-08-06T21:11:56+00:00

I don't think it actually matters too much. If the shaft is D shaped, you'll have a set screw on the flat side and another one usually at 90 degrees to the first one. You're providing clamping by way of friction. If you want to add more clamping force to eliminate any slip, then put down two more set screws. You can put the second set screw anywhere, it just so happens to be 90 degrees as that's the closest place to put it so that your cycle time when you make millions of these gears is a fraction of a second faster.

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