Archive for August, 2011

Pedro Newsletter 11.08.2011

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

And Now For Something Completely Different: Password Strength.


Pedro Newsletter 10.08.2011

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011


Pedro Newsletter 09.08.2011

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011


Pedro Newsletter 08.08.2011

Monday, August 8th, 2011


Pedro Newsletter 05.08.2011

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

  • GroovyMag magazine August 2011.
  • If you are using Jenkins, check out Jenx: Jenkins monitor with real time notification.
  • Chocolate – new OSX editor, I wonder if it repeat TextMate success.
  • Virgo 3.0 RC2 was released.
  • News from Amazon:
    • Identity Federation: Temporary security credentials for AWS.
    • VPC Everywhere: The Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is available. Beta testing is done, so now everybody can use it.
    • Direct Connect: We can create connection to an AWS Region via dedicated 1 Gbit or 10 Gbit network. Say hello to security and more predictable data transfer (cost: $0.02/GB).
  • “C++ and Object Oriented Design the least you need to know” (free book).


about me

My name is Sebastian Pietrowski. I've finished Warsaw University as Master degree. During my studies I started work for merlin.pl. The primary language I use is Java but I have also programmed in Python, Ruby and Scala. I worked as a technical solution architect at merlin.pl. infrastructure when we were moving from PL/SQL to J2EE. I engineering a great performance optimized solution that made the application 10 times faster than requirements and 85 times faster as original solution.

Currently, I am working as a Senior Expert at F.Hoffmann-La Roche to help define future roadmap in design and development of Enterprise software at Roche and Genentech and build adoption for new technologies. I'm continuously mentoring new developers, helping them understand how important test driven development is and empowering them to get better at their daily job. I'm involved in many activities which brings new technologies for better and faster development. You can find more details on my LinkedIn profile.

But don’t get me wrong, I am not your typical nerd. I'm a pleasant guy that you can drink a glass of wine with me and talk about a range of topics with. My leisure activities include playing basketball, soccer and listening to music. I try to be pragmatic while staying focused on application performance and tuning with success in my daily work.

My favorite quote from Yoda's and my life’s motto is: Do, or do not. There is no try.