

The GeekNarrator
Kaivalya Apte
The GeekNarrator podcast is a show hosted by Kaivalya Apte who is a Software Engineer and loves to talk about Technology, Technical Interviews, Self Improvement, Best Practices and Hustle.
Connect with Kaivalya Apte https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalya-apte-2217221a
Tech blogs: https://kaivalya-apte.medium.com/
Wanna talk? Book a slot here: https://calendly.com/speakwithkv/hey
Enjoy the show and please follow to get more updates. Also please don’t forget to rate and review the show.
Cheers
Connect with Kaivalya Apte https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalya-apte-2217221a
Tech blogs: https://kaivalya-apte.medium.com/
Wanna talk? Book a slot here: https://calendly.com/speakwithkv/hey
Enjoy the show and please follow to get more updates. Also please don’t forget to rate and review the show.
Cheers
Episodes
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Jul 3, 2023 • 33min
Time Management for Software Engineers
Hello Everyone,
Time Management is a critical skill for Software Engineers and most of us struggle with it everyday. So I and Arpit decided to discuss and share our learnings and experience on time management for Software Engineers.
We have discussed about:
- How to balance Context Switching?
- How to say NO?
- How and when to ask for help?
- Prioritisation of tasks
- Visibility of your work
- Documentation and helping others
- Getting better at Time Management
I hope this casual discussion will help you figure out gaps in your approach and help you get better at managing your time well :)
If you like the episode, please like, share and subscribe to the channel. Also don't forget to press the bell icon to get notified on any new video added to the series.
Arpit Bhayani : https://www.linkedin.com/in/arpitbhay... and https://arpitbhayani.me/
#softwareengineering #timemanagement
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 14, 2023 • 1h 14min
Building Robust Data Platforms with Francesco Tisiot
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I was joined by Francesco Tisiot who is a Developer Advocate @Aiven. He has shared some interesting insights into how you can build robust data platforms. The approach we have discussed is also described here: https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms
References:
SOFT : https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms
Aiven: https://aiven.io/Francesco
Tisiot https://twitter.com/FTisiot and https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescotisiot/
I hope you like the episode. Please subscribe to the channel and share with your network.
Cheers, The GeekNarrator

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 2min
Understanding ksqlDB with Matthias J. Sax
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I and Matthias talk about KsqlDb. We have covered the topic in great depth talking about its history, architecture, different concepts, use cases, limitations, comparison to Kafka Streams and so on.
References:
ksqlDB - https://ksqldb.io/
exactly once semantics podcast: https://youtu.be/twgbAL_EaQw
Matthias Sax: https://twitter.com/MatthiasJSax and https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjsax/
Cheers, The GeekNarrator

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 14min
Building Geo Distributed Applications with Denis Magda
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I have Denis Magda from YugabyteDb with me.
We have explained how to build Geo-Distributed Applications in depth.
I am sure this will help you make your applications more scalable, highly resilient, compliant and highly performant. If you liked the video please subscribe to the channel and give me a like.
Further reading:
https://www.yugabyte.com/blog/what-is...
https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing
AWS outage: https://aws.amazon.com/message/41926/
Connect with Denis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmagda/ and https://twitter.com/denismagda
Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalya-...
Cheers, The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 13min
Change Data Capture (Debezium) With Gunnar Morling
Hey Everyone,
In this episode Gunnar Morling, who is the former project lead for Debezium and has recently started working for Decodable, has joined us to talk everything about Change Data Capture with Debezium.
We discussed basic and advance topics and features of Debezium. If you are doing dual writes, Debezium could be a great tool for you.
I hope you like the episode.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 12min
Java Profiling with Richard Startin
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I am joined by Richard Startin who works with DataDog on Java profiling. Richard has an amazing experience with profiling and benchmarking Java applications and he has explained us what profiling means, how one can get started, different concepts in the world of profiling, tools available, limitations and the future of profiling.
I hope you like the episode.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 26min
Kafka Streams Exactly Once Semantics With Matthias Sax
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I am joined by Matthias Sax, who works with Confluent to build the amazing world of Kafka.
We have discussed in real depths of Kafka Streams and how Exactly once semantics is implemented.
This episode will give you all the details you need to understand how beautifully Kafka imeplements EOS.
I hope you like the episode.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 32min
DynamoDB Masterclass with Alex Debrie
Hey Everyone,
In this episode Alex Debrie joined us to dive deep into the world of one of the most popular database, i.e. AWS DynamoDB.
This is a true masterclass where we go deep into different concepts, architecture and design choices of DynamoDB. We talked about CAP and PACELC, dynamo streams and many other advanced topics as well.
I hope you like this masterclass.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 17min
Demystifying Non Functional Requirements with Paul Christmann
Hey Everyone,
In this episode Paul Christmann has joined us to demystify the world of Non Functional Requirements.
We started with very basics and discussed on top of it, about how one can approach defining Non Functional requirements for a system.
I hope you like the discussion.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 26min
Dissecting the Bitcoin Whitepaper with Arpit Bhayani
Hey Everyone,
In this episode I invited Arpit Bhayani (#asliengineering) to talk about the famous Bitcoin whitepaper.
We have discussed in depth the architecture, design choices, challenges and suggested solutions.
I hope you like the episode.
Cheers,
The GeekNarrator