As we come to the end of 2022 it's time to look back at the year. This was a very productive year for me as I completed a few projects that I had on my list:
✅ Started a tech blog again with Playful Python. There are a gazillion sites that …
This blog is now live and it's come a full circle. My first blog was started in 2000. It was a static site made from HTML. After that I started blogging on various platforms, mainly Blogger but also a few others. For a six year period between 2007-2013 I ran …
My new keyboard. A 42 key Corne v3 split ergonomic keyboard with colemak layout.
I was surprised to learn that there is a large community of keyboard DIY in India. They source the parts and build the keyboards from scratch, right from soldering the diodes onwards. Some even design their …
One of the things that I believe is that a programmer should type at a decent speed.
Not because typing speed is important -- the essential skill is thinking, and a programmer spends far more time thinking than typing. But typing is an interruption to thinking, and you want to minimise …
How do you accelerate learning new technologies? Well, a lot depends on your preferred learning style of course. Some learn by listening or reading. Maybe reading a book or article, or watching a video on youtube or a MOOC site.
You can supplement it by performing some hands-on activity. Maybe …
So I arrive at Paris CDG from Heathrow, disembark from the plane and enter the terminal. There is a sign saying "Baggages", so I follow that and come to an immigration desk. Immigration takes all of 20 seconds before I am in the baggage collection area.
Before me is baggage …
Summary: Mastery is one of the best self-help books I've read in a long time.
Mastery is a unique book among self-help books. Most books in this category promise immediate results. Titles like Learn X in 2 weeks are more common than flies. Mastery is the exact anti-thesis of these …
Agile India 2005 is being held in Bangalore next week. This is a conference you don't want to miss if you are in Bangalore. Registration is only Rs.500 per person for a pretty impressive speaker list. Normally these types of conferences cost many thousands of rupees. Don't miss it …