Michael Soliman | Learning BlogTechnical notes, tutorials, and learning experiences by Michael Soliman.https://www.michaelsoliman.com/en-usDemystifying Apache Iceberg: Why Cloudflare R2 Data Catalog Changes the Open Lakehouse Gamehttps://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/apache-iceberg-cloudflare-r2-data-catalog/https://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/apache-iceberg-cloudflare-r2-data-catalog/How Apache Iceberg fixes legacy data lakes with ACID transactions and schema evolution, and why Cloudflare R2 Data Catalog brings zero-egress lakehouses to everyone.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy I Use Jujutsu (jj) VCS: Killing Git Anxiety for Solo Developershttps://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/why-i-use-jujutsu-vcs/https://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/why-i-use-jujutsu-vcs/How Jujutsu transformed my workflow from the fragile git add/commit/push ritual into fearless rebasing, effortless undo, and non-blocking conflicts.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy I Use Scoop: The Clean Package Manager for Windows Developershttps://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/why-i-use-scoop-package-manager-on-windows/https://www.michaelsoliman.com/blog/why-i-use-scoop-package-manager-on-windows/How Scoop replaced my messy custom scripts with portable apps, clean uninstalls, shims, and zero admin rights.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT