Gerald Nguyen

About me

A software craftsman who writes clean code, automated tests, and practices continuous improvement

A seasoned IT professional with 17 years of experience in various industries, business domains, and roles

An admirer of (Vulcan) logic, diversity, and multidisciplinary approaches

Connect with me on Linkedin, or X (formerly Twitter)

Personal Projects

HTML to Markdown

An Chrome extension that translate selected HTML text to equivalent markdown format.

It allows user to select and convert headers, paragraphs, images or links on the web into Markdown text quickly and effortlessly

LGTM - Approve!

Look Good To Me - Approve

A chrome extension that automatically adds a comment while approving the request. Doing so cements the collaboration between the reviewer and the merge request’s submitter

The comment is default to “LGTM” (Look Good to Me) and can be customized.

CKAD Prep (2020)

A collection of exercises I prepared myself when I took the CKAD certification test in 2020

Tiếng kêu của thú rừng & Buồn vui chuyện nhặt cỏ

Books published by my father

Powered by Hugo and Azure DevOps and Azure Search

Echo Rest Controller

A maven library of a /echo API that echo HTTP request info back to the caller

Happy debugging here: https://echook.azurewebsites.net/echo

My Writings

Under employment:

Locations and Places API - Getting started

It is easy to get started with Mastercard Locations and Places APIs

Merchant-of-interest Progressive Web App (PWA)

An example combination of Mastercard Places API in conjunction with Google Map API

Note: These tutorials were written against an earlier version of Places API. If you are interested, visit https://developer.mastercard.com/places/documentation/ for the up-to-date documentation

During my free time

https://medium.com/@geraldnguyen

My main writing platform

Tuyên Ngôn Agile - Vietnamese translation of the Agile Manifesto:

A quality translation of the Agile Manifesto into Vietnamese

The 2020 Scrum Guide™ - Hướng Dẫn Scrum 2020

A quality translation of the The Scrum Guide™ into Vietnamese

What are APIs?

Debunk a misconception and briefly explain what APIs are

My Publications

https://medium.com/southeast-asia

The region has a rich history dating back thousands of years, with various cultures and civilizations influencing its development. Southeast Asia has a diverse population, with many different ethnic and linguistic groups. The region is predominantly Buddhist, but there is also a significant Muslim population, as well as smaller groups of Christians, Hindus, and other religions. Southeast Asia is an important economic region, with many countries experiencing rapid development in recent years.

https://medium.com/50ld

Interview Preparation for developers by developers

Mastercard Developer Portal: APIs for everything

Martin Fowler: A website on building software effectively

Singapore National Library Board: If you are in Singapore, visit this often!

Understaing Apache Maven: BNYM Java Champion Chandra Guntur. It is practical, visual and concise