Sumiya

Hello!

I have been operating and building software since early 2008.

This is a collection of small articles regarding software engineering I have learnt and experienced along the way.

Here are a couple of utilities I created that are available for free public use.

jpath.html
- A browser interface to invoke methods on a Java Jayway JsonPath Implementation
amazonoraws.com
- A comprehensive list of all Amazon Web Service products that helps identify whether a service name begins with Amazon, or AWS. Includes aggregated RSS and Atom feeds about AWS from across the web.

I write short-form Today I Learnt content here: https://github.com/psumiya/til

Disclaimer: The contents on this site reflect my personal opinions and do not reflect opinions of the employer where I am presently employed.

2024 - Year in Review: … in which I list books I read and some podcasts I listened to in 2024.
My Theory of Improvement for Software Engineering Teams: I write about my personal framework I use to build and maintain a high performance software engineering culture.
Enhancements to amazonoraws.com - November 2024: A summary of new features I recently added to my site amazonoraws.com: filtering AWS products by year, and an aggregated feed of AWS news from across the web.
Json Path Evaluator Under the Hood: This page describes how I set up my Json Path Evaluator tool (available here: https://sumiya.page/jpath.html)
AWS Lambda Latency Metrics for Java Runtime: Latency Metrics for a couple of Java Runtime based AWS Lambdas
Java / JDK Release History: List of Java versions and the features released in the corresponding versions
Custom Java Runtime for AWS Lambda: Build a slimmed and enhanced JRE and use it as a custom runtime for AWS Lambda, using gradle and docker
When Not to Use Kubernetes: Some thoughts after having used Kubernetes in production.
My experience with Terraform and Kubernetes: A war story of how I went from knowing nothing about Terraform and Kubernetes to successfully completing a migration off from Cloudformation and EC2 into Terraform and EKS.
My Experience with Scala: My experience after having learnt and used Scala for six months.