Halldór Stefánsson

I write code and articles. I write is mostly back-end development. My articles are largely on the topic of technology. My aim here is to share my learnings.

Leadership & Management

Ask Your Developer by Jeff Lawson: Notes

Notes from the book "Ask Your Developer". What drives developers and how can you make them successful?

Tech

How an HTTP Request Travels the Internet

What happens when a request goes from a client to a server.

Leadership & Management

How to Design REST API Guidelines for Your Team (For the First Time)

How to design API guidelines for a company in 10 steps and with little experience

Software

Using pyboard to control two DC motors

How to use pyboard and MicroPython to run two DC motors for a small robot car

Software

My First Arduino Built Robot Car

Building a robot car with Arduino and Maker Drive motor driver

Personal Growth

Tips and Actions to Build your Network

Actionable tips to grow your professional network

Personal Growth

Clean Inbox with 1 Email Rule and 1 Rule of Thumb

Two tips and actions I use to keep my email inbox clean

Software

First Steps Creating a Robot with MicroPython and Pyboard

Initial research for creating a robot car with pyboard and using micropython

Tech

Udacity's 'Intro to Self-Driving Cars' Nanodegree Review

Thoughts when considering if I should register for Udacity's 'Intro to Self-Driving Cars' Nanodegree and whether I found it worthwhile

Software

How I Customized The Swagger UI In ASP.NET Core

Examples of how the Swagger UI can be changed within .NET Core

Tech

Using SQLite in .NET Core Azure Web App

A short demonstration on how I use SQLite for a .NET Core API hosted in an Azure Web App.

Software

Building My First API From Scratch

Creating a clean architecture API with .NET Core with versioning and unit tests

Software

Building a Personal Dashboard With .NET Core & Raspberry Pi

Using .NET Core to display information from various APIs

Tech

Moving My Static Site To Azure Storage, Saving Time & Money

Setting up a static website to Azure Storage

Software

Creating an Automatic Newsletter With Azure Functions

How to use Azure Functions to create an automatic newsletter

Tech

How I Set Up Linux Web Server & Deployed My Static Site

Setting up a Linux web server on DigitalOcean to deploy a static website

Reading Summaries & Notes

Book summary: Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Summary from the book Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark about artificial intelligence

Tech

Setting Up a Dropbox Alternative on Raspberry Pi

How to set up a Dropbox alternative on Raspberry Pi with Syncthing