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Consuming and Storing Kafka Messages in Snowflake Using Kafka Connect (Part 1) - Theoretical Guide

Theoretical guide to Kafka Connect, explaining its architecture, core components, and configuration strategies for building reliable data pipelines. Covered key concepts like connectors, converters, transformations, and error handling to provide a comprehensive overview for understanding Kafka-based integration.

Consuming and Storing Kafka Messages in Snowflake Using Kafka Connect (Part 2) - Practical Guide

Practical guide on integrating Kafka with Snowflake using Kafka Connect and Snowpipe streaming, covering end-to-end pipeline setup with Avro and Protobuf serialization. Developed a custom Golang application to demonstrate real-world message publishing and consumption, showcasing a complete and functional streaming data flow.

Detailed guide on how to build your first Dactyl Manuform keyboard

An in-depth tutorial covering the process of building a custom microcontroller‑driven ergonomic split keyboard (Dactyl Manuform), including component assembly (e.g. copper‑tape vs wire), part selection, 3D printing, electrical wiring, and hands‑on firmware configuration using QMK.

Kafka Connect Snowflake Connector offset mismatch fix

Troubleshooting blog on fixing Snowflake connector offset issues in Kafka Connect, presenting actionable fixes using offset resets and connector reconfiguration, covering a problem not addressed elsewhere.

Keeping Secrets Secure With Vault Inside a Kubernetes Cluster

Comprehensive guide on deploying Vault inside Kubernetes to safeguard sensitive credentials, covering secure storage, dynamic secret provisioning, policy-driven access, and seamless renewal workflows. Emphasized real-world implementation strategies to help engineers elevate their DevSecOps posture .

Projects

Personal dotfiles

Personal dotfiles for current (macOS) and older (Arch Linux) setups with extensive customizations for zsh, tmux, i3-gaps, polybar, and rofi, as well as NeoVim configurations.

DevOps workflow

DevOps workflow for Java (Vaadin) app - microservices. Technologies used Docker, Jenkins, Helm, Kubernetes, Webhooks, Sonarqube, Elastic stack...

Snow Tracker

React Native app for tracking weather conditions and viewing resort maps for the two largest ski resorts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.