Alex Eversmeyer

Learnin' tech while I work full-time so I can play in the Cloud: Python, Linux, AWS...

My tech journey started August 2020. Onward and upward!

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

Hello world!

I am a midlife #CareerChanger, transitioning to the world of #cloud compute from a non-tech background while working full-time.

I'm @awscloud certified (Solutions Architect Associate). Currently learning #Python and @CompTIA Network+ to solidify fundamentals.

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

This thread is gold. Following!

[Forrest Brazeal @forrestbrazeal]

What’s your top “cloud hygiene” tip for new cloud developers?

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@ccsdevio Bingo! (Technically a millennial, but only by a year or so...)

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@loujaybee That's pretty wild! (And so are yaks. Some of them, anyway. I think?)

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@loujaybee Yes! I see this all the time when working with customers in a retail setting where we strive for the best customer service. Knowing where the customer is coming from is a big piece of the puzzle.

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@forrestbrazeal Don't know what happened, but like so many others, I hope things improve from whatever bad state they're in.

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@GergelyOrosz I have your book (thanks @loujaybee!) and it's fantastic. This is also good advice, some of which I hadn't heard before. Thanks!

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@myjourneyJV @awscloud @CompTIA For SAA, I studied using @acloudguru's course and @tutorialsdojo's study guides & practice tests. I also highly recommend @adriancantrill's courses for their thoroughness and cats.😺

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

Hello world!

I am a midlife #CareerChanger, transitioning to the world of #cloud compute from a non-tech background while working full-time.

I'm @awscloud certified (Solutions Architect Associate). Currently learning #Python and @CompTIA Network+ to solidify fundamentals.

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

Since not everyone has an FPV drone flight telemetry log file handy, it was important to create a demo mode in my Skyboy app so anyone could see how it visualizes data. This turned out to be a little challenging.

Read about it: https://t.co/xGOSanZ2Yh

#streamlit #python #aws

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@openupthecloud Well, it was this plus the Gitpod/JetBrains integration. Good stuff to me, at least! :P

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@loujaybee @gitpod Lou, this looks awesome! I'm a big fan of PyCharm... I'm going to have to try it out on Gitpod for sure.

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

The infrastructure for my Skyboy app presented me with several challenges: modular Terraform, multi-account environments, and branch-based deployment workflows.

How I overcame them: https://t.co/qQ9jE69pDY

#terraform #github #aws

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

My new app for FPV drone pilots is live, in MVP form. A blog post about the app and how I made it:

https://t.co/FtxzW5R31I

#aws #python #github #terraform #docker

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

I put together a GitHub Actions workflow to build a container image and push it to Amazon ECR. This was the first phase of automating my side project. I wrote a little about the development and learning it took to make it work.

https://t.co/Iq414Lh2AA

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

A new blogthing.

It's been a minute. Everything is difficult right now. And also, it's February. But I have a new project idea, so...

https://t.co/wUmxNOIDRr

#python #cloud #learning #jobsearch

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

I finally solved day 19 of Advent of Code this afternoon. That puzzle was pretty tough (especially with a week-long break to drain momentum)! In the home stretch now with six puzzle to go...

https://t.co/cGbtsgzI2E

#AdventOfCode #Python

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

More Advent of Code! A couple different pathfinding puzzles proved to be quite challenging and fun in the first half of this week...

https://t.co/wjGnG8DpKg

#adventofcode #python

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

I've completed "Extended Polymerization" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2021 https://t.co/bOQXYHlm8p #AdventOfCode #Python

Tricky one today! The thrill of finding a way to code the correct solution hasn't gone away.

My solution on GitHub: https://t.co/hVbQUcPFvO

[Alex Eversmeyer @AlexEversmeyer]

@loujaybee @openupthecloud Perfect, that's what the other one said. Just making sure! Thanks.