Get Things Done – Lessons From Yahoo, Google, Netflix And Meta

Google, Meta, and Netflix are part of a small elite group of innovative and successful tech companies of our time. They have made a name for themselves in business and technology. All these companies are pioneering new technologies, products, and services. 

Google

Google’s search engine is a household name synonymous with finding information online. The mission is to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” They are doing a fabulous job on that. However, the future is still determined by Google’s Bard and the competition with OpenAI and Microsoft.

Meta

Formerly known as Facebook, Meta is a social media giant connecting billions worldwide. Meta has not only revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with each other, but it has also changed how businesses and brands reach out to their target audience.

Meta’s acquisition of Oculus has given the company an edge in the virtual reality space, and the prospects of the Metaverse are still in the ‘dust’ – but it will be interesting if the future looks like “Ready Player 1”.

Netflix

Netflix has disrupted the entertainment industry by offering a subscription-based streaming service and investing in original content. How will the competition with HBO and Disney shape the future? That’s a good question.

But what can we learn from them? 

In the following slides, I focused on essential aspects.
If I missed something, please let me know.

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OpenAI API – 101 Tutorial

OpenAI is a research organization focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence technology, and one way it achieves this is by making its technology available to developers through APIs. 

This blog post will explore what OpenAI API is and how to use it from Node.js – We will show a few examples you can take and combine with your current applications.
Other good examples to explore the API are at openai.com.

What is OpenAI API?

OpenAI API is a powerful tool allowing developers to access cutting-edge AI models that OpenAI researchers train. 

It’s (also) a mouthful, no?

These models can be used for various applications, including natural language processing, translation, image recognition, chatbots, etc.

The OpenAI API is designed to be easy to use, with a RESTful API that can be accessed using any programming language.
It also includes pre-built models that can be used out of the box and the ability to train custom models using your own data.

Personal Cyber Security

In today’s digital world, it’s more important than ever to ensure that your personal cyber security is up to date. With the ever-growing number of threats on the internet, it’s essential to take the necessary steps to protect yourself and your data.

The first step in protecting yourself is to be aware of the threats that exist. The second step is to use the right tools to protect yourself. There are many different types of cyber threats, such as malware, phishing, and ransomware.

How to write a useful bug report?

Writing a useful bug report is a critical part of the software development process.
A good bug report can help developers quickly identify and fix the issue, while a poorly written one can cause confusion and delay the process. Here are some tips to help you write a practical bug report:

Make Sure You Have All the Necessary Information

Before you start writing your bug report, make sure you have all the necessary information. This includes:

• A detailed description of the bug.
• Steps to reproduce the bug.
• The expected behavior.
• The actual behavior.
• Screenshots or videos of the bug in action.
• The version of the software you are using.
• Your operating system and browser.

Product Management – From Mission to Roadmap

When we are talking about a roadmap in the context of product management, we mean a shared source of truth that outlines the vision, direction, priorities, and progress of a product over time.
It’s a plan of action that aligns the organization around short and long-term goals for the product or project and how they will be achieved.

It is an essential tool for product planning and serves as a communication channel between product management and other stakeholders. Product managers need to understand how to create a product roadmap and how to keep it updated, and keeping it updated with reality is the challenging part.

As Mike said: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
Or in other version (popular in the army) – “No plan survives first contact with the enemy.”
That’s why we must invest in keeping it as close as possible to the changing reality.

How to record a Demo/Meeting on MacOS

To record a meeting or a demo on a Mac, you can use the built-in QuickTime Player app.

Here’s how:

1. Open the Quicktime Player app from your Applications folder.
QuickTime Player is the default media player for your Mac.
It lets you record audio and video.
You can use Spotlight (cmd+space bar) to open it.

2. In QuickTime Player, choose File > New Screen Recording.
This will open Screenshot and display the tools.

JavaScript Objects 101

The Object type represents one of JavaScript’s data types. It’s important stuff as we will use them—a lot.

It is used to store various keyed collections and more complex entities. Objects can be created using the Object() constructor or the object initializer / literal syntax. Did you know that all modern JavaScript utilities for working with objects are static?

Here is an example of a JavaScript object that contains two names and one key:

let obj = {
  name1: "John",
  name2: "Jane",
  key: "value"
}

RegEx 101

Regular expression or in short Regex is a string of text that lets you create patterns that help match, locate, and manage text. It’s an important tool in a wide variety of computing applications, from programming languages like JS, Java and Perl, to text processing tools like grep, sed, and vim.

Here are a few helpers to refresh your mind when you need some ‘simple’ regex to do the job.