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Fighting AI ? We are destroying ourselves

Fighting AI ? We are destroying ourselves Yesterday, my elder one came to me and mentioned he is 'dumbifying' his English language writing skill ( not the wr…

Yesterday, the Computer Science of Modern Education Society's Nowrosjee Wadia College Arts, Science, Pune 01 hosted app

Yesterday, the Computer Science of Modern Education Society's Nowrosjee Wadia College Arts, Science, Pune 01 hosted approximately 200 alumni for their 40 yea…

AI Tech tools and the Per Engineer Tax

AI Tech tools and the Per Engineer Tax !! Over the past week, I have been looking for alternatives to GitHub Copilot for my team, specifically because we use…

Stop Using localhost:8080 - Why Your Dev Environment Needs Production-Grade Network Security

Modern application development increasingly demands security-first approaches, but setting up a secure local development environment that mirrors production constraints is often overlooked. In this post, I'll walk you through a Docker-based Java deve...

Stop using localhost:3000 or localhost:8080

Stop using localhost:3000 or localhost:8080 Most development environments operate on some variation of http://localhost:8080 with no network restrictions, wh…

When I hear people wanting to become founders, entrepreneurs, consultants, solo devs, indie, and the likes of these, i o

When I hear people wanting to become founders, entrepreneurs, consultants, solo devs, indie, and the likes of these, i often wonder why the incentives in the…

WISE Tech introduced me to a lot of interesting people

WISE Tech introduced me to a lot of interesting people. Looking forward to the mentoring and insights we receive at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & …

Wonder why 'Easy Apply' positions on LinkedIn ask for a resume to be attached !! Isn't the whole idea defeated

Wonder why 'Easy Apply' positions on LinkedIn ask for a resume to be attached !! Isn't the whole idea defeated?!?!??

AI, Freshers, Mentoring and the way ahead

AI, Freshers, Mentoring and the way ahead This video talks exactly about things i have seen as a mentor, and a startup cofounder. https://youtu.be/DcJ53EatUOU

I believe that this study missed the following points

I believe that this study missed the following points: Learning and mentoring doesn't happen as much in remote jobs as with local.

Exactly what I figured. Demos are fine. One off tools are great

Exactly what I figured. Demos are fine. One off tools are great. Anything more serious, and potential for customisation or tweaking, it just doesnt play.

My Copilot and Me

My Copilot and Me .... Interesting thing is that through this week of long working hours, GitHub Copilot has been keeping me company, so never felt alone.

... and because I work with people who are still in college, and early career ones too, I can tell you that

... and because I work with people who are still in college, and early career ones too, I can tell you that: 1.

Love the message

Love the message. I always tell the leaders I meet, in about 2008 or there about, I decided, and internalised, that I want to work with happy people who want…

When I meet people who need counselling on some aspect of life, career, parenting, and everything that is in their known

When I meet people who need counselling on some aspect of life, career, parenting, and everything that is in their known universe, I point them to कर्मण्ये व…

I have been a big supporter of 'back to work' adults, mothers, fathers, single parents, or entrepreneurs

I have been a big supporter of 'back to work' adults, mothers, fathers, single parents, or entrepreneurs.

Bring Your Own Library

Stop waiting for your college or employer to fund your future. In today's digital economy, the most successful students and early professionals in India are building their own productivity arsenals—and you should too. Just as you wouldn't attend coll...

Bring Your Own Library

Bring Your Own Library Are you a student or fresher waiting for your college or employer to provide the tools you need to succeed? The game has changed.

I have always struggled with being a 'remote mentor' and this post helps hnderstand how I see one part of the story. Bei

I have always struggled with being a 'remote mentor' and this post helps hnderstand how I see one part of the story.

On the occasion of Guru Poornima, which happens to be on a 'Guruvaar' ( day of Jupiter, the Guru of the Deva's), I dedic

On the occasion of Guru Poornima, which happens to be on a 'Guruvaar' ( day of Jupiter, the Guru of the Deva's), I dedicate this to all the people who have b…

Docker Community Edition on macOS

If you're a developer on macOS looking to use Docker without Docker Desktop—whether due to licensing, performance, personal preference or usage of VSCode DevContainers —this guide is for you. We'll walk through setting up a fully functional Docker en...

New Blog: Simplifying Docker Community Edition Usage on macOS

New Blog: Simplifying Docker Community Edition Usage on macOS Being a long-time MacOS user at work, I've found it to be a powerful tool.

Let Students Set the Pace—Not the Calendar

Let Students Set the Pace—Not the Calendar Shiv Tandan’s recent video, “The School Calendar Is Broken,” challenges a fundamental flaw in how we think about e…

Enterprise Applications vs Speed of Building: What Are We Trading Off?

Over the last few years, Node.js and React have become the default stack for many new applications. They’re fast to pick up, have thriving communities, and make it easy to ship an MVP quickly — especially for self-taught developers or bootcamp gradua...

This article represents exactly my thoughts on embracing the technology related to databases in our code

This article represents exactly my thoughts on embracing the technology related to databases in our code.

In this world where everyone and their mentor are talking about AI, here is a video that I linked, not for the Cursor sp

In this world where everyone and their mentor are talking about AI, here is a video that I linked, not for the Cursor specific content, but the way things ar…

As I see job postings from companies, and applications from freshers, and interns, to by email, I wonder why fewer and f

As I see job postings from companies, and applications from freshers, and interns, to by email, I wonder why fewer and fewer pass my filter.

Congratulations to the proud father Samir Kulkarni , my friend from from a time when I was as old as his child is now. H

Congratulations to the proud father Samir Kulkarni , my friend from from a time when I was as old as his child is now.

In other words, in the world of AI tools, as Divya Adinarayanan 🦋 mentions in this post, the difference that will be is

In other words, in the world of AI tools, as Divya Adinarayanan 🦋 mentions in this post, the difference that will be is the human phrasing the right keyword…

Nostalgia - 3 years !! What a journey

Nostalgia - 3 years !! What a journey !! Ozone API India memories from Gudi Padwa ( Saka Calendar New Year ) 1st April 2022 Remembering Vaibhav Billore Sheet…

Nostalgia - Ozone API India - 4 Years

Nostalgia - Ozone API India - 4 Years How it began, and how it is. On 1st April 2021, Vaibhav Billore and me did the puja for Ozone API India's office.

Personal experience and the open internet

Personal experience and the open internet Are we entering the end of social media as we know it ? Is this the end of blogs and revival of paper books ?

Are ARM based Linux laptops ready for prime time

Are ARM based Linux laptops ready for prime time ? I want an ARM based laptop that runs Linux, is compatible with AI integration, like Apple Intelligence ( n…

Internships for the customer outreach teams in a company

Internships for the customer outreach teams in a company As a lot of you know, I have enabled a lot students over the last few years, because I saw the same …

VSCode DevContainer for Python Programmers

In today's article, we will explore how to set up a VSCode devcontainer for Python programmers. We will cover the basics of what is a devcontainer and why it's useful, how to create one, and some tips on how to use it effectively. What is a DevContai...

Java, SpringBoot and MySQL in devcontainer

In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps to create a simple Java Spring console application that connects to a MySQL database running in a Docker container, creates a "test" table, and lists all the tables. We'll use a devcontainer.json file to...

'Bucketed skills' for developers

'Bucketed skills' for developers?? Yesterday, I learnt from a young soul that the work they were doing with me was done by 3 people in other companies.

I have been mentoring and reaching out to techies primarily. This time, an opportunity for those interested in design

I have been mentoring and reaching out to techies primarily. This time, an opportunity for those interested in design.

Are you learning at Flame University Pune

Are you learning at Flame University Pune ? Looking forward to meeting you on the campus, potentially in my class I have 3 courses scheduled for the Jan to A…

Thank you

Thank you !! When I took off on my journey away from Ozone API after laying the foundations of the engineering, and the India office, I did not know the shap…

AI, and GPT impact on education for the teens of 2024

AI, and GPT impact on education for the teens of 2024 Deven Nandapurkar reached out to me a few weeks back, and mentioned that he has a platform ENTECH Onlin…

Collecting Customer feedback, and connecting

Collecting Customer feedback, and connecting My laptop bag from Nasher Miles, my go-to brand for all kinds of bags, was delivered yesterday.

Was happy to see this news article

Was happy to see this news article. https://openai.com/index/introducing-canvas/ Its the end of no-code / low-code.

My life's journey has taken me through lot of fun learnings. People would call them though, but I like being a more lear

My life's journey has taken me through lot of fun learnings. People would call them though, but I like being a more learned person today, than I was yesterda…

AI enabled Tech Consulting

AI enabled Tech Consulting We did a very interesting delivery for a customer, upgrading an app to make it's technology more maintainable, and modern.

Isn't Java dead

Isn't Java dead ? Welcome to Java 21, the latest LTS. It has been innovating at a pace only rivalled by languages like Typescript.

My request to the VS Code tream has been tagged as a feature request

My request to the VS Code tream has been tagged as a feature request. If you are someone who works with multiple repositories, email addresses, and code base…

Managing Multiple GitHub Accounts: A Comprehensive Guide

A lot of organisations these days use Github for hosting their repositories. With BYOD as a normal practice, everyone wants to be able to differentiate their Git access for work from the one for personal use. Here is a way in which SSH based git acce...

My new blog post. A problem that I have seen often, when contributing to personal projects and commercial ones

My new blog post. A problem that I have seen often, when contributing to personal projects and commercial ones.

I have had the privilege to work with humble, kind and smart people in a lot of teams in my life. The initial set of peo

I have had the privilege to work with humble, kind and smart people in a lot of teams in my life.

Making people feel, and genuinely believing so first, makes a whole world of difference in the things a team can achieve

Making people feel, and genuinely believing so first, makes a whole world of difference in the things a team can achieve.

Calling out to students of Engineering@MITWPU MIT World Peace University and MIT-WPU School of Computer Engineering and

Calling out to students of Engineering@MITWPU MIT World Peace University and MIT-WPU School of Computer Engineering and Technology This is a great opportunit…

Installing Docker for Windows Home for Standard User

As a learning requirement during my internship recently, I was required to learn the use of Docker. Now there will be people like me, who are new to the concept of what Docker is, this is how it is explained on the Amazon Web Services page for Docker...

Docker Desktop for a Windows 'Standard User'

Docker Desktop for a Windows 'Standard User' During a recent exercise, Ishaan Karnani hit some challenges with getting Docker working on his Windows user acc…

From Static HTML to Static HTML, via Javascript and applets, on the browser

From Static HTML to Static HTML, via Javascript and applets, on the browser: https://youtu.be/a_1cV7hg5G8?si=BoOCUhTXYDHcoUYd

Navin is a very effective speaker, and a very thorough learner. Highly encourage attending this talk

Navin is a very effective speaker, and a very thorough learner. Highly encourage attending this talk. I will be there, will you ?

A Privacy Practice Reminder

As a matter of privacy, please change your user ids to not have your birth dates, other dates of relevance, in there. You will be surprised how many times a username / password is leaked. Preferably, use a password manager. Apple, Google, Microsoft ...

End of the 16gb RAM era ?

Until recently, I always bought computers with 16gb RAM. As a developer, this was important, but also necessary for optimal performance. Specially with tools like Docker, and IntelliJ needing the resources they do. I don't mention Chrome, because tha...

Do you use a date in your email address, login name or password

Do you use a date in your email address, login name or password ? As a matter of privacy, please change your user ids to not have your birth dates, other dat…

Highly encourage people on my feed who fit in the qualifying criteria. And interested in research

Highly encourage people on my feed who fit in the qualifying criteria. And interested in research. #womenintech

With the advent of LLMs and integration into developer environments, I express my views in this blog post

With the advent of LLMs and integration into developer environments, I express my views in this blog post.

VSCode DevContainer setup for C/C++ programmers

This article delves into getting a VS Code DevContainer Development environment based setup for early C/C++ programmer. The environment runs on Debian, and hence is a good place to start for all School / College students too. As part of my investigat...

DevContainer for C++ developers

DevContainer for C++ developers New Blog post, specifically for the C/C++ developers exploring the language.

A poem, written by llama3:8b running on Ollama on my machine

A poem, written by llama3:8b running on Ollama on my machine. I gave got access to an app called NotesOllama, which enables integration of Local LLMs with No…

Quality of Internship, Recruitment, and Trust: Exclusive Internships

Quality of Internship, Recruitment, and Trust: Exclusive Internships !! I have been mentoring people in technology for 4+ years now.

Found this on instagram today

Found this on instagram today https://www.instagram.com/reel/C62vcRAy40T/?igsh=cmw2enJ0cDh0ZzB3 I had an intern #WomenInTech who came after a long break.

Python is adapting Typescript philosophy faster than NodeJS is. Java is enabling workflows that Python does well. Python

Python is adapting Typescript philosophy faster than NodeJS is. Java is enabling workflows that Python does well.

A reminder for #WomenInTech based out of Pune, with an interest in long term internship commitment. The experience gaine

A reminder for #WomenInTech based out of Pune, with an interest in long term internship commitment. The experience gained will be worth it.

Absolutely agree with this. Great individual contributors, or even those who are great networkers and story tellers may

Absolutely agree with this. Great individual contributors, or even those who are great networkers and story tellers may not make good managers.

Much awaited details of the "Exclusive internship" programme for developers

Much awaited details of the "Exclusive internship" programme for developers Limited slots.

How principled coders outperform the competition ? Great video by Coderized ( https://patreon.com/coderized )

How principled coders outperform the competition ? Great video by Coderized ( https://patreon.com/coderized ) Must watch.

How do you charge a 'Parent' to help with their 'child's future'

How do you charge a 'Parent' to help with their 'child's future' ? I have been hosting interns, for Computer Science, withput any prejudice to things that th…

Being able to take decisions in situations that are inherently ambiguous, contextual, and hence have no rules, needs a l

Being able to take decisions in situations that are inherently ambiguous, contextual, and hence have no rules, needs a lot of courage, and a different kind o…

Being able to take decisions in situations that are inherently ambiguous, contextual, and hence have no rules, needs a l

Being able to take decisions in situations that are inherently ambiguous, contextual, and hence have no rules, needs a lot of courage, and a different kind o…

Web application, Need they be complex ?

Over the past few weeks, I have started learning #Python, because all the students I teach, and mentor, come with that as the background. Until recently, I was helping them learn "different" programming languages, but with the noise around AI, LLMs a...

Web apps can be simple

Web apps can be simple I created a "proof of concept" application for a friend. And I am amazed at the fact that my understanding of "low complexity…

Tech Internships in India: Nurturing Talent Amidst Challenges

Tech Internships in India: Nurturing Talent Amidst Challenges Are tech internships truly the gateway to a promising career, or are they just another hurdle i…

When students approach me for internships, i am increasingly starting to hear the presense of Python as a language for t

When students approach me for internships, i am increasingly starting to hear the presense of Python as a language for teaching technology.

History, perspective, patience and experience are all prerequisites for this type of work. Not everyone's cup of tea

History, perspective, patience and experience are all prerequisites for this type of work. Not everyone's cup of tea !! Reach out !!

Local running Open Source LLMs are interesting !! Wonder how many people actually use it

Local running Open Source LLMs are interesting !! Wonder how many people actually use it.

Good video for core concepts of the Java language in specific, but programming in general. Highly recommend viewing

Good video for core concepts of the Java language in specific, but programming in general. Highly recommend viewing.…

Thanks for sharing this post

Thanks for sharing this post: https://tonsky.me/blog/js-bloat/ In the last 6 months, as I stepped into the 'Open for consulting as a freelancer' mode, my…

[HttpServer Series] Authentication and Role based Authorization (RBAC)

In the final step in the process of building out an HTTP based application is to put in place a Role based Access Control mechanism. So, in this article, I am going to walk you through the 20 odd commits, over 15+ days of brooding, exploring technolo...

Starting to "re-learn" the Java language has been fun. Building a minimalist web server, with RBAC, and Logging, in a ja

Starting to "re-learn" the Java language has been fun. Building a minimalist web server, with RBAC, and Logging, in a jar that is under 34_000 bytes ( jar-wi…

Starting to "re-learn" the Java language has been fun. Building a minimalist web server, with RBAC, and Logging, in a ja

Starting to "re-learn" the Java language has been fun. Building a minimalist web server, with RBAC, and Logging, in a jar that is under 34_000 bytes ( jar-wi…

Calling all Bangalore Startups! Help Shape Young Minds with Student Interviews

Calling all Bangalore Startups! Help Shape Young Minds with Student Interviews! Are you passionate about Bangalore's vibrant startup scene?

[HttpServer series] Static File server, and Logging

As we delve deeper into the series, today we attempt to write a Static file server, and wire it up to serve css and html pages. As with the other posts, you can see the merge request for the code change, the repository for the entire code or the seri...

As I go deeper into the Java ecosystem for building web applications, it gets more and more interesting. After the featu

As I go deeper into the Java ecosystem for building web applications, it gets more and more interesting.

[HttpServer Series] Router - improved - more tests

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) As I started working on the Static file server piece of the http server project, I realised that I did not have enough test cases for the Router implement...

New article alert in the "No Frameworks No Annotation" web application using #Java

New article alert in the "No Frameworks No Annotation" web application using #Java

The world of tech inside the browser has moved a lot aince the early says of Ajax and React. It is now time to re-evalua

The world of tech inside the browser has moved a lot aince the early says of Ajax and React.

[HttpServer Series] The Http Router - from scratch

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) Next up in our "No Web Frameworks, No Annotations" series, is the http router. As we look at the HttpContextHelper, we can clearly see that there are some...

A Simple Http Router - From Scratch - in Java

A Simple Http Router - From Scratch - in Java As part of my "No Web Framework, No Annotations" blog project, I am happy to publish an article on building a s…

Ozone is a place with amazing work culture, and a very promising future

Ozone is a place with amazing work culture, and a very promising future. There are a bunch of tech opportunities in India listed for our Pune office.

I have been saying the same thing to my mentees for over a year now. These are undergraduate students

I have been saying the same thing to my mentees for over a year now. These are undergraduate students.

Most people who I talk to do not understand the qualitative value of learning. They inly think about the quantitative pa

Most people who I talk to do not understand the qualitative value of learning. They inly think about the quantitative part.

[HttpServer series] Testing the server

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) As I started the journey down the test route, the first thought was to unit test the individual Handlers. This required the implementation of a HttpExchan...

[HttpServer series] Getting Started - First context (endpoint)

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) Continuing in the series, let's write the first endpoint, a "ping", that responds a "pong". The HttpServer uses the HttpHandler interface to delegate the ...

Java HttpServer Tutorial - The Server runs now

Java HttpServer Tutorial - The Server runs now !!!! I just posted the latest article in the series. It gets the Java HttpServer started, and wired up.

[HttpServer series] The fight of the GenAI tools - ChatGPT, Bard, CodyAI?

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) Now that the Dev Environment is ready, lets get started. In the world of ChatGPT and Bard, I do not want to start from scratch. So, I will ask both of the...

[HttpServer series] Setting up the dev environment

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) Now that there is enough context on the objectives of this series, let's get started with setting up our dev environment. My preference is to use Docker, ...

Dependency Injection and Annotations

Dependency Injection and Annotations ? A lot of people connect "Dependency Injection" with annotations, and Magic.

[HttpServer series] Will it support the Performance, and Scale ?

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) What about "scale" and "performance" ? SpringBoot, and all other frameworks publicise the fact that they can handle tens of thousands of requests every se...

[HttpServer series] Frameworks, Annotations, and SpringBoot

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) I recently started and did a "Proof of Concept" for an application in the space of Financial Compliance. When I used to be an active programmer in the Jav...

[HttpServer series] Who uses Java anymore ?

( Note: You can read the full series at: https://www.mandraketech.in/blog/series/java-http-server ) It was only recently, after the release of Java 21, that I was re-energised about the language and its potential. To give you a background, I started prog...

Java, again

Java, again !!! I have always been frustrated with the annotation way of programming, and the dependency magic when writing applications.

Teaching CSIT402: Distributed Systems basics

Teaching CSIT402: Distributed Systems basics For all the students at FLAME University who are interested in learning about the basics of Distributed Systems,…

Its been a year full of learnings, and achievements, of easy wins and stepping out of our comfort zones, of building a t

Its been a year full of learnings, and achievements, of easy wins and stepping out of our comfort zones, of building a team and, with a heavy heart, seeing s…

SSH has been proven to be breakable. Now what

SSH has been proven to be breakable. Now what ? https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/hackers-can-break-ssh-channel-integrity-using-novel-data-corruption-…

Now offering Software Archeology

Now offering Software Archeology ! Many of the people who approach me for consulting start off with saying that they have a system, written in a language, th…

Dear Santa ( LinkedIn )

Dear Santa ( LinkedIn ) Can you make it easy to access "self posts" for everyone, but at least the "Creators" ?

Thank you for the overwhelming response to this internship call. It will take me a while to filter. The applicants shoul

Thank you for the overwhelming response to this internship call. It will take me a while to filter.

Masterclass for CS Industry Readiness: Building a Future in Code

Greetings, tech enthusiasts! 🚀 Are you ready to take your coding journey to the next level? I'm thrilled to announce an immersive Masterclass designed for those aspiring to excel in the CS industry. The Challenge: Building a Distributed System The c...

Available for "Specialised Mentor Group"

Available for "Specialised Mentor Group" I have been asked multiple times recently if I have considered making my mentoring programme a "commercial"…

Financial awareness session Dec 2023

Financial awareness session Dec 2023 ... with a charitable cause Attempting on this forum for the first time.

Internship (Aug-Nov 2023 ) accolades

Internship (Aug-Nov 2023 ) accolades The Aug-Nov 2023 batch of interns have completed their mandated learnings.

Is the eRupee CBDC even meaningful in the age of UPI

Is the eRupee CBDC even meaningful in the age of UPI ? I recently got access to the eRupee wallet from my bank, and I have been wondering about the use cases…

Learning how to learn

Learning how to learn !! Teaching and mentoring is all about enabling. Enabling for the current. Enabling for the future. Enabling fearless questioning.

Today, 4/Nov/2023, at FLAME University Campus, a Code Along session, to understand various aspects of industry practices

Today, 4/Nov/2023, at FLAME University Campus, a Code Along session, to understand various aspects of industry practices, in a college setup !!

Installing JDK in Docker: Control your tools

When it comes to Dockerizing your applications, optimizing the installation of essential components like the Java Development Kit (JDK) is crucial. The JDK is a fundamental requirement for many Java-based applications and services. In this blog post,...

Work 70hrs in early Career

Work 70hrs in early Career ? I read the message, in Mr Murthy's statement, as bring the passion to the table, and put in all your heart to that.

Installing NodeJS in Docker: A Lightweight Approach

Node.js is a versatile runtime that allows you to execute JavaScript code on the server-side. It's a popular choice for web development, and many applications rely on it to power their backend services. The official Node Docker images are good, but ...

Installing Node, in a docker image, with an OS (and patch level) of choice

Installing Node, in a docker image, with an OS (and patch level) of choice I got frustrated with official Node docker images with vulnerabilities, and the OS…

NodeJS on Ubuntu and Debian in Docker

For my current development project, I wanted to install NodeJS in my docker image, with the following constraints: OS starting point that I define ( monthly patched version of Debian-LTS ) Latest security patched version of the NodeJS binaries Nee...

For my current development project, I wanted to install NodeJS in my docker image, with the following constraints

For my current development project, I wanted to install NodeJS in my docker image, with the following constraints: - OS starting point that I define ( monthl…

Great advise. The small things matter most at the start of your career. Once they get set up in the resume, the hiring '

Great advise. The small things matter most at the start of your career. Once they get set up in the resume, the hiring 'Talent Aquirer', will NEVER allow you…

I have seen this so many times in my life. Yes, reading, and knowing are important. But doing is more important

I have seen this so many times in my life. Yes, reading, and knowing are important. But doing is more important.

The Impact Worker, and Burnout

The Impact Worker, and Burnout !! When I saw this video on my YouTube feed, i was curious on learning the author's perspective.

Compliance for Apprentices in Tech Companies

Compliance for Apprentices in Tech Companies The Apprenticeship programme of Govt of India is optional for tech and IT companies, but I know lot of people wh…

Redefining Recruitment and Learning in the Age of AI

Redefining Recruitment and Learning in the Age of AI I really like the approach and take in this video.

Lessons in Accessibility: Inspired by My Grandfather

Lessons in Accessibility: Inspired by My Grandfather In my life and career journey, I've cherished a profound lesson from my grandfather, the patriarch of ou…

Pitru Paksh, Shraadh Paksh or the 'Ancestor fortnight'

Pitru Paksh, Shraadh Paksh or the 'Ancestor fortnight' The days, from 29th September 2023 until 14th October 2023, are an important, spiritually.

GenAI Coding Tools, and the re-surfacing of Programming basics

GenAI Coding Tools, and the re-surfacing of Programming basics ? As the world marvels at the impact of AI in programming, I find myself pondering: is this th…

Power of Networking

Power of Networking !! As I meet more people, and explore new ideas, projects, consulting engagements, I often wonder this exact thing.

Students, and the Smart India Hackathon

Students, and the Smart India Hackathon I was recently invited to mentor / evaluate projects at Marathwada Mitra Mandal's College of Engineering, Pune for th…

Java is back in action, with Java 21

Java is back in action, with Java 21 With all the noise about #VirtualThread in #Java21 as the big thing, I had a feeling I had seen this somewhere before.

Building an early team

Building an early team I cannot agree more. Hiring someone who wants to work with you, rather than someone who wants a "job".

Do you DM the CEO for a entry level job

Do you DM the CEO for a entry level job ? Over the last year, my "designation" on LinkedIn has reflected "Head of Engineering".

Interim CTO - Challenges for the role

Interim CTO - Challenges for the role One of the key things that an external 'Interim CTO' candidate needs is to hit the ground running.

Should content from GenAI be deemed open source

Should content from GenAI be deemed open source ? The training for all the models is happening on content people wrote in the open - blogs, StackOverflow ans…

Leadership is about the people around you, never about the leader

Leadership is about the people around you, never about the leader. If you are in a happy place, and you are contributing to it, then you are a leader.

Role of Independent Directors, or Strategy Consultants

Role of Independent Directors, or Strategy Consultants For Leadership, at a Company or Department, or wherever the business responsibility lies, it is import…

Happy Independence Week" to the Better Half of India

Happy Independence Week" to the Better Half of India Inspired by this, I am extending an Open Office free Consulting session for women entrepreneurs, employe…

Agree with this. I have the same view. Theoretical questions may be good evaluation for the more 'mathematically incline

Agree with this. I have the same view. Theoretical questions may be good evaluation for the more 'mathematically inclined', or those who are trying to game t…

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Advisor to CTO at Ozone API

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Advisor to CTO at Ozone API!

Friends always first

Friends always first !! Wow !! I can hear you. When I stood in the queue to check my marks for graduation, I did that for all my friends, and started celebra…

Decisions

Decisions !! Love the narration. And the values that the author wants to highlight. Always respect the decisions. No matter who takes it.

Handling the Change Password url

Most web applications require user identification for login. There are normally two possible strategies (build vs buy): Build your own Use a 3rd Party identity service, like Google or Okta In either of the cases, there is the need to "change pass...

Change password URL handling

Change password URL handling If you thought that the "change password on website" link inside the password managers was magic, well here are the ingredients.

AI and cold calling

AI and cold calling With AI and voice conversational bots being made feasible with recent tech, there is going to be a wave of cold calling spammers, who are…

Making of a "Masterpiece"

Making of a "Masterpiece" No artist aims to create a piece that is substandard. That is what makes them the 'perfectionist'.

Subjective hiring only works for small teams, targetted positions, and startups setting the initial culture

Subjective hiring only works for small teams, targetted positions, and startups setting the initial culture. When building teams at scale, this doesnt work.

'No worse off' philosophy

'No worse off' philosophy As a startup, there is always a phase where the product needs to move forward, but the customers are happy with the current version…

Learnings from Call for Finishing School applications

Learnings from Call for Finishing School applications Here are some interesting learnings: - Most students who apply, do not care about responding to emails …

Be the outlying 1% in the industry

Be the outlying 1% in the industry Standing out is something i talk about all the time. With my interns. With my mentees.

Style of Management

Style of Management "Wow !! " is what came to me when the message in the image below hit me.

Style of Management

Style of Management "Wow !! " is what came to me when the message in the image below hit me.

Mentor

Mentor !! The question I have always asked, begore taking new mentees, is the type of mentoring they need.

The first set of invites for in-person discussions have going out for this cohort

The first set of invites for in-person discussions have going out for this cohort. Applications will close on 7th July, or earlier, if the batch gets filled.

Team

Team !! Building a team, a team that is like a family, is not easy. Running a team, a team that is just getting started in life, is a lot of responsibility.

First week of candidate evaluation tomorrow. Apply if you have not already done it

First week of candidate evaluation tomorrow. Apply if you have not already done it.

Career Options in the Tech (or any other) Industry

Career Options in the Tech (or any other) Industry Was with a friend yesterday, and they mentioned that I should talk about this more, so here goes.

Discipline, and tech graduation

Discipline, and tech graduation Every time i talk to a student, and i insist that they use Version control in their project, i get those nasty looks that say…

systemd, crond and Docker Container

Recently, I was in a situation where I needed cron jobs to run inside my DevContainer, to mimic the behaviour of my production machine. Specifically, in the context of log rotation. And, given that the default container images do not contain the syst...

Mirroring the production environment in Dev

Mirroring the production environment in Dev When your production machine runs on AWS EC2 instances, and development is using VSCode DevContainers, no matter …

Building a product ? Want to set up a new engineering team

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I am a rebel, or maybe not

I am a rebel, or maybe not I am a rebel because i defy social norms. I am a rebel because I want to contribute to make lives better I am a rebel because I ha…

ChatGPT ? Why is it a Taboo in workplaces

ChatGPT ? Why is it a Taboo in workplaces I think this is a good summary: https://lnkd.

Mentoring, and recruitment are different policies

Mentoring, and recruitment are different policies I encourage my children, and everyone else who approaches me for advice, to work with a team, on a product,…

Mentoring, and recruitment are different policies

Mentoring, and recruitment are different policies I encourage my children, and everyone else who approaches me for advice, to work with a team, on a product,…

Trust, and mentoring

Trust, and mentoring I found this article interesting, when i read it from the perspective of a mentor.

Trust, and mentoring

Trust, and mentoring I found this article interesting, when i read it from the perspective of a mentor.

Enthused and humbled with this recognition

Enthused and humbled with this recognition. At Ozone API , we put in the love, and attention, to build a product that our customers can love, and rely on.

The introvert's version of leadership

The introvert's version of leadership If you have leaders, who are INTP ( https://www.16personalities.com/intp-personality ), you will see that they strive…

Navin says it all

Navin says it all. I would extend it and say that, if you replace AI with any other time sensitive word like Excel, programming, ML, etc, the same would have…

Let's learn Rust together

Let's learn Rust together If you are based in Pune, and are exploring Rust programming, come join me in learning.

Graduation, a proud moment

Graduation, a proud moment As Ayush Thakur Esha Agarwal Shreyansh Bhardwaj step into the final semester of graduation, Ozone API is welcoming them to be my c…

Communication, for introverts

Communication, for introverts I am a strong introvert, but people who are around me refuse to believe me.

Couldn't agree more

Couldn't agree more. I read. And I read. And I learn. And I read. ... The people I work with, and those I have worked with in the past, and those that are in…

Fractional or Full time CTO

Fractional or Full time CTO ? Every organisation has a life cycle. And, at various points, the benefits from "external knowledge" and the "internal…

Over the past 2 weeks, in various conversations, it has been 'matter of fact'ly stated that I must be an inspirational s

Over the past 2 weeks, in various conversations, it has been 'matter of fact'ly stated that I must be an inspirational speaker.

Quiet quitting

Quiet quitting The passionate people going quiet is a real challenge for any management. It happens once the trust has been hit badly.

Must read for all tech leaders and newbies

Must read for all tech leaders and newbies. We live in exciting times. Lot of new languages have reached main stream.

Quality, in a software product, is not just about testing if the functionality works. It's also about ensuring it serves

Quality, in a software product, is not just about testing if the functionality works. It's also about ensuring it serves the intent.

Po-ones Nerfect

Po-ones Nerfect When building an organisation, it's important to remember that no one is going be exactly like you, or what you expect them to be.

Inflation is real

Inflation is real. After decades of seeing tech solutions (SaaS included) reduce costs, or just hold them in place due to efficiency, everything is starting …

Tech skills for freshers

Tech skills for freshers As we look at technology evolving, we see that society as a whole is still stuck in the past.

The Coding Kata at Indexnine Technologies has been very useful for my mentees who have attended it in the past

The Coding Kata at Indexnine Technologies has been very useful for my mentees who have attended it in the past. Highly recommend.

Migrating Password Managers ?

Recently, LastPass, my favourite password manager until then, reported a leak. It got me thinking. Do I need another "paid" service, or have the "other" providers caught up? So, I went down the track of evaluating Bitwarden and iCloud. Between these ...

Recently, LastPass, my favourite password manager until then, reported a leak. It got me thinking. Do I need another "pa

Recently, LastPass, my favourite password manager until then, reported a leak. It got me thinking.

Couldn't have said it better

Couldn't have said it better. I was talking to the team in office couple weeks back. Do not look at the 'tax incentives' from your perspective.

India Budget 2023 for the Tech Employee

India Budget 2023 for the Tech Employee Since everyone and his uncle have an opinion on the bushes that way I presented in the parliament yesterday, let me d…

The reality, that most colleges don't tell their students, the companies don't tell their campus recruits, and the hirin

The reality, that most colleges don't tell their students, the companies don't tell their campus recruits, and the hiring companies don't tell their interns.

A blog post, its been a while. This one is different. Its an exercise. Evaluate and interpret it

A blog post, its been a while. This one is different. Its an exercise. Evaluate and interpret it.

Observability and deployment management for small SaaS products

Observability and deployment management for small SaaS products I am exploring for deployment management(docker swarm/kubernetes/others), observability and d…

Understanding `async/await` in NodeJS/Typescript

Here is a Typescript example of evaluating, and understanding the behaviour of async/await in NodeJS. This example, triggers multiple async calls, without waiting ( testAwait ). testAwait in turn, awaits sayHello to execute. There is some additional ...

Investing in the future

Investing in the future Not everyone can invest in the future, though everyone wants to. In fact, even the word 'invest' has an implicit 'future' in it.

The first 'session' on this topic will be in Ozone API India office, on January 27th, between 5pm and 6pm. Open for pers

The first 'session' on this topic will be in Ozone API India office, on January 27th, between 5pm and 6pm.

If you have (or know someone who has) a small business, or side gig, please help Dharini by filling this survey

If you have (or know someone who has) a small business, or side gig, please help Dharini by filling this survey:…

Be Curious, Not Judgemental

Be Curious, Not Judgemental This scene from the popular serial on Apple TV, Ted Lasso, brings up a point that most of us are guilty of, moat of the time.

Are you a home business owner ? Or a gig worker ? Or have a side gig

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The 'safety net'

The 'safety net' When organisations form, the 'next line' is always looking up to the existing leaders.

Designing Mentorship programmes

Designing Mentorship programmes I am always kept humble, reminding me of the opportunities I have had in my life, and my obligation to give back.

Learning, Internships and the university degree

Learning, Internships and the university degree This report confirms my suggestion, over the last 12 months, to my mentees, and to my child, over the last 3 …

The business of internships

The business of internships Over the past few months, as an experiment, I have posted calls for interns.

Secret Santa" and Diversity in organisations

Secret Santa" and Diversity in organisations I have been reading about "Secret Santa" being organised in companies, and I wanted to write about my views…

The future is Asia

The future is Asia !! Here is a data driven decision maker for all the 'students', who think going to the western countries is best for their future.

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Learning how to learn

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Communicating culture, and inspiring teams

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Will you fund interns with a give-forward loan

Will you fund interns with a give-forward loan ? I get a lot of internship requests.

This is the kind of relationship that should be built. Build only a few, but let them be made of love

This is the kind of relationship that should be built. Build only a few, but let them be made of love. #love #weekendmood

With the right mentoring, every person can find their niche

With the right mentoring, every person can find their niche. Not everyone needs to be a superstar, whatever that means. #weekendthoughts

Mocsh update, and Mobile app internship

Mocsh update, and Mobile app internship Finally have the server from the old code working again, only the demo mode.

Great summary of the three silos, often mention in the same breath, DevOps, SRE and Platform Engineering

Great summary of the three silos, often mention in the same breath, DevOps, SRE and Platform Engineering.

Giving credit where its due

Giving credit where its due Signs of a good leader, is to give credit where it is due, and also the appropriate exposure.

The 'heart' is mightier than the 'money'

The 'heart' is mightier than the 'money' At Ozone API India, we have been lucky to have a very diverse team, along all slices that can be measured for any sm…

Value of your time

Value of your time I think the question you should ask here is, are you looking for instant gratification, or in it for the long game ?

When in a vehicle, understand the purpose of the "brakes"

When in a vehicle, understand the purpose of the "brakes" This morning, as I walked to my "work area" ( yeah, I have one, despite being on a…

Make yourself redundant

Make yourself redundant I am a compulsive delegator. And I have seen so many of my colleagues get groomed into decision making early in their careers.

I have done this transition multiple times in my life. In fact, i have also made switches to operations, finance, and th

I have done this transition multiple times in my life. In fact, i have also made switches to operations, finance, and then back to being an engineer.

I see the same reaction from people who are new to this kind of culture. At Ozone API we follow this. All our interns an

I see the same reaction from people who are new to this kind of culture. At Ozone API we follow this. All our interns and exployees get the same treatment.

Help mentor and shape the career of a #womanintech

Help mentor and shape the career of a #womanintech I was approached today by someone (random connect because of my messages related to offering help) who has…

Tough times don't last, tough people do

Tough times don't last, tough people do These are trying times for a lot of people in the tech business. Jobs are going away.

Welcoming new members to the Ozone API family

Welcoming new members to the Ozone API family Welcoming Bhawna Kalra and Aniket Bare to the family. They join us in India.

Need tech stack suggestion

Need tech stack suggestion Tech stack for Mocsh was Java, Springboot and Postgres.

What they don't teach you" Course for Techies

What they don't teach you" Course for Techies I am looking forward to start teaching / mentoring students, in college / classroom setup, again.

Gift of Financial Independence education

Gift of Financial Independence education Are you a group of 5+ friends / colleagues / students passing out and joining the workforce this year ?

Family has always been first for me, personally

Family has always been first for me, personally. And that is at the core of the value system at Ozone API India. We have built a 'Work' family, if you will.

Will you give me a Diwali gift

Will you give me a Diwali gift ? This Diwali, as all of us celebrate, I ask you: "Have you benefited from interacting with me ?

Well articulated

Well articulated. 'Being intentional' is underrated. Everywhere you read. All scriptures, mythology, stories from the past, talk about taking intentional act…

Absolutely agree with this

Absolutely agree with this. You cannot replace 'experience'. Everything else can be learnt.

All phrases are intended to be used based on the situation. Multiple may apply in any given situation

All phrases are intended to be used based on the situation. Multiple may apply in any given situation.

Do you want to achieve your "Lakshmi Puja" / Financial resolutions

Do you want to achieve your "Lakshmi Puja" / Financial resolutions ? One of my life goals has been to help anyone, who is seeking, get knowledge about simpli…

Do you have a "Diwali Resolution"

Do you have a "Diwali Resolution" ? We have heard of people resolving to achieve things in their lives, things they have been putting off, and they think of …

A Dussera thought

A Dussera thought This Dussera, open up your mind to ask: Who was good and who was evil ? Spoiler: Its all a matter of perspective.

Available for 'Professor of Practice'

Available for 'Professor of Practice' Saw this article: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/ugc-clears-professor-of-practice-post-for-experts-phd-not…

Agile, in the spirit, and letter

Agile, in the spirit, and letter It is important to understand the meaning of being 'Agile'.

Is 'Moonlighting' ethical?

A perspective on moonlighting, employee autonomy, and why policy should focus on ethics rather than blanket prohibition.

At Ozone API, we know that these are the realities of life, and make our team members aware of the same. As long as ther

At Ozone API, we know that these are the realities of life, and make our team members aware of the same.

My views on 'Moonlighting'

My views on 'Moonlighting' The linked article has my views on the topic of 'Moonlighting', i.e.

Happy Teacher's Day !! Post of gratitude

Happy Teacher's Day !! Post of gratitude. I learn from every person and event that happens in my life. I would not be who I am, without all of you.

Mentorship for the young graduates (1-3 years in the tech industry)

Mentorship for the young graduates (1-3 years in the tech industry) A very interesting perspective. I have always loved my life in this way.

Rdio memories

Rdio memories !! Those were fun days. A bunch of very talented people, building a product, with passion.

I was interviewed by our team about the mentorship programme, that the company leadership agreed to let me experiment. I

I was interviewed by our team about the mentorship programme, that the company leadership agreed to let me experiment.

Brainstorm, and discuss life

Brainstorm, and discuss life The only way to innovate in life is by brainstorming and discussion. Life throws a lot of situations along the way.

75th year of Independence of India - An Employee's perspective

75th year of Independence of India - An Employee's perspective 'Independence' for me is the freedom to decide when i can work, continuously changing prioriti…

Creating opportunities is an art

Creating opportunities is an art When I read this, i was wondering why anyone would want a document scanning app.

Bringing back Mocsh

Bringing back Mocsh !! It's been a while that I paused my passion project, Mocsh. I was happy to hear from multiple users that they are missing it and would …

Is there anything called as 'Failure'

Is there anything called as 'Failure' ? If you sit back and think, sucess or failure are subjective terms. And you just have to define them for yourself.

Initiating this project next week

Initiating this project next week. There is space for 1 developer intern and 1 UX intern. Will be a good summer break project.

Fear of failing self expectations

Fear of failing self expectations !! It's probably just coincidence. I had the same conversation with two different people, in two different contexts, with t…

Use this opportunity to learn soft skills. Tejasi is very good at what she does ! Write to her

Use this opportunity to learn soft skills. Tejasi is very good at what she does ! Write to her.

Optimising, for the sake of it

Optimising, for the sake of it !! How many of us have seen a problem and thought it could have been done smarter / better / optimised ?

Validate all workflows

Validate all workflows Recently i had the fortune to fall in the cracks of the use cases that Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) aims to solve,…

Mentees and Interns are as much a family for us as employees. We value the time they spend with us. Thank you for trusti

Mentees and Interns are as much a family for us as employees. We value the time they spend with us. Thank you for trusting us and believing in us.

Welcoming Esha Agarwal Shreyansh Bhardwaj, Samruddhi Sahasrabuddhe and Ayush Thakur to the Ozone mentorship programme

Welcoming Esha Agarwal Shreyansh Bhardwaj, Samruddhi Sahasrabuddhe and Ayush Thakur to the Ozone mentorship programme, where we (informally) commit to learni…

Visible sky only shows what I can see. There is so much more in life that happens outside our 'percieved' capability

Visible sky only shows what I can see. There is so much more in life that happens outside our 'percieved' capability. Let life happen. Enjoy the ride.

A Gratitude Post

A Gratitude Post I wrote my first computer programme in 1984, when computers were not even common in India.

Rat Race

Rat Race ???!!! When I talk to people about their lives, I can understand the concept of Rat Race.

I am happy that there is lot of interest in this. So here is a follow up

I am happy that there is lot of interest in this. So here is a follow up. If you want to meet up, i am asking all those interested to visit this Saturday ( 1…

I have responded to all those who reached out to me on this thread

I have responded to all those who reached out to me on this thread. If you haven't reached out yet, or have not received a reply from me, please DM / Direct …

A relationship hack few realise

A relationship hack few realise !

Well written. Gives a good overview of the API testing and automation landscape

Well written. Gives a good overview of the API testing and automation landscape.

Its not about 'needed', more like 'had support of'

Its not about 'needed', more like 'had support of'. So, question to you: 'whose support are you relying on for the slingshot?'

Absolutely agree

Absolutely agree. Also, in most cases, the cultural value system you learn from the founders is worth more than what any company can pay.

Contribution of colleges in the Covid period

Contribution of colleges in the Covid period For a while now, my friends ( Shashank Parab Anand Hariharan ) and me, have been discussing the impact of online…

Is 'Domicile certificate' an Indian idea

Is 'Domicile certificate' an Indian idea ? Domicile certificate requirement for college admission is the vestige of license raj.

This article brings out a lot of reasons why social interaction is a must for society to innovate and make progress

This article brings out a lot of reasons why social interaction is a must for society to innovate and make progress.

Ozone API engineering team has attracted people that are

Ozone API engineering team has attracted people that are: - careful about a balance between "execution" and "technically correct" way of engineering…

Welcoming Swetha Naik.J.P to Ozone API Product engineering team

Welcoming Swetha Naik.J.P to Ozone API Product engineering team. Swetha brings in a fresh perspective on quality to the engineering of the Ozone product fami…

Welcoming our new techie

Welcoming our new techie I am very happy to welcome Dhwanil Vasani to Ozone API. Dhwanil wanted to make a transition to becoming a software developer, and we…

Lesson from the festival of Navratri

Lesson from the festival of Navratri The festival of Navratri, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaratri The modern world calls it mythology.

As of yesterday, Mocsh, in its current form, has been retired completely

As of yesterday, Mocsh, in its current form, has been retired completely. The apps have been removed from the stores. The website has been deactivated.

Experience vs "Brute Force"

Experience vs "Brute Force" One of the benefits of working with my current employer, Ozone API, is the freedom to explore other activities, where there is no…

Retiring Mocsh

Retiring Mocsh ! As a lot of you know, Mocsh has been a passion project for me for the last 6 years. The problem domain, even longer.

At Ozone API Pune, India, we are looking to expand our engineering team with talent

At Ozone API Pune, India, we are looking to expand our engineering team with talent.

What is Internship

What is Internship ? Let me express my perspective of the meaning of internship. Its the stage in education where the 'academic' knowledge will be put to use…

Work from home - for freshers

Work from home - for freshers ? I have spent a lot of years in the industry, learning as well as mentoring.

So excited for this hackathon. So much work has gone in

So excited for this hackathon. So much work has gone in. As an engineer, you always want your users to find new workflows that can make their business more v…

[DevContainer] Developing on Expo using VSCode and Docker

I am a productivity freak. I want my dev environments to be the best and most predictable, so that I can share them with my coworkers easily. You can read some of the posts around using VSCode and Docker based development environments I have written ...

I am a productivity freak. I want my dev environments to be the best and most predictable, so that I can share them with

I am a productivity freak. I want my dev environments to be the best and most predictable, so that I can share them with my coworkers easily.

My son, only 17, has been reading up and learning Game Design, by himself, using free resources on YouTube and other web

My son, only 17, has been reading up and learning Game Design, by himself, using free resources on YouTube and other web resources.

… and now updated with a MacOS build for those working could not play it because of the platform

… and now updated with a MacOS build for those working could not play it because of the platform. Do play and give feedback.

… and now updated with a MacOS build for those working could not play it because of the platform

… and now updated with a MacOS build for those working could not play it because of the platform. Do play and give feedback.

I can totally relate to this, I'm sure Freddi Gyara can too

I can totally relate to this, I'm sure Freddi Gyara can too :) #codingisfun #coderlife #codingmemes

I have been using Docker containers hosted on DigitalOcean for development using Visual Studio Code Remote Container ext

I have been using Docker containers hosted on DigitalOcean for development using Visual Studio Code Remote Container extension for a while now.

At some point, the hype around Data Science needs to start talking about domain knowledge. Without an understanding of t

At some point, the hype around Data Science needs to start talking about domain knowledge.

Typescript: String Enums, the easy way

The most common use cases for an enum are: Keys and associated non-string values Keys, and string values that match the keys Now, don't read this wrong. I just don't want to replicate everything that is written in the Typescript Handbook ( https:/...

String Enums and 'Data Driven types' in Typescript

String Enums and 'Data Driven types' in Typescript My learnings, over the last several months of building #NodeJS based server side application, moving from …

Great initiative Anand Hariharan if you fall short in time because of the amount of contributions, I will pitch in with

Great initiative Anand Hariharan if you fall short in time because of the amount of contributions, I will pitch in with another 5 hours a week.

Please donate for Ventilators and Oxygen machines

Please donate for Ventilators and Oxygen machines. MCCIA is collecting money for it, as part of Project Vaayu

Today, I started working at Ozone API , a UK based Open Banking software infrastructure startup. Am looking for more peo

Today, I started working at Ozone API , a UK based Open Banking software infrastructure startup.

For Application Server-Side development: Typescript or GoLang

For Application Server-Side development: Typescript or GoLang ? As I contemplate what is a good technology to work with, I tried several (developer) workflow…

Programmers or System integrators

Programmers or System integrators ? When I look back 20 years, programming in Java was a different beast.

Looking for some advise on using Docker Compose with ECS in production

Looking for some advise on using Docker Compose with ECS in production. If you have some pointers, or have worked on it, please ping me.

Cross Platform messaging

Cross Platform messaging There was a time when the telcos were happy that people were using their high priced messaging services, and did not want to let the…

Multiplatform (iOS/Android/MacOS/Windows) Applications in 2021

If you are one of the "Write Once Run Anywhere" advocates, here is my analysis of where the Mobile/Desktop application world is going. The world is getting divided again. The groups this time: dotNet(MS), FB/MS and Google/JetBrains. Here is what is h...

Multiplatform (iOS/Android/etc) Applications in 2021

Multiplatform (iOS/Android/etc) Applications in 2021 If you are one of the Write Once Run Anywhere advocates, here is my analysis of where the UI world is go…

Dev env using Docker-Compose and VS Code

Recently, I have been experimenting with moving my development environment to a Dockerized version, so that I can move it closer to production. In an effort to get there, I converted my personal project ( https://www.mocsh.com ) to a docker-compose b...

Dev Env using docker-compose and VSCode - Part 2

Continuing from the previous post where we setup a docker-compose file, in this part, we will connect to the environment and do some development. Remember that just deployed a docker-compose based environment with no code, just a volume, in it. Prer...

Development using prod-ready environments

Development using prod-ready environments Off late, with Work From Home becoming a reality, customers have been asking for help with setting up remote develo…

Are you making an impact

Are you making an impact ? 36 hours remain in 2020. How many lives did you make a difference to this year ? What’s the plan for the next year ?

Text Editors, IDEs and Development environments in 2021

As the world was still relishing the success of Jetbrains IntelliJ over Eclipse, and other tools, a quiet horse was making strides. Sublime Text was making inroads into a small but influential community of people doing demos in the conferences. And...

Development environment in the times of Work From Home

Development environment in the times of Work From Home 2020 has been the year all companies promoted work from home for the more employees.

Hiring in the age of StackOverflow

Hiring in the age of StackOverflow When interviewing people for any role / job in this new age, what is important to ask is can they think on their feet ?

The season for giving back

The season for giving back As the winter arrives, the not-so-well-to-do have, for thousands of years, been taken care of by society, by way of creating ritua…

One node kubernetes/ k8s cluster is how you start. Then scale to more nodes / replicas

One node kubernetes/ k8s cluster is how you start. Then scale to more nodes / replicas.

Migrating an existing Java/SpringBoot or NodeJS/Express/PM2 app from a ‘single machine’ to a Kubernetes based infrastruc

Migrating an existing Java/SpringBoot or NodeJS/Express/PM2 app from a ‘single machine’ to a Kubernetes based infrastructure is interesting.

In the noises of Diwali, let’s not forget that today is Children’s Day too

In the noises of Diwali, let’s not forget that today is Children’s Day too ! Happy Children’s day. Be happy as a child this Diwali.

Offer for paid internship / employment

Offer for paid internship / employment I have recently started freelancing, and, as a benefit of running my own company, I have the freedom to expense for so…

Offering help / work for individuals who lost jobs

Offering help / work for individuals who lost jobs I have seen many "ask for help" or "looking for work" posts on this platform, and, am touched, but…

Passion Project or a Startup?

A personal reflection on how a passion project changed when treated like a startup, and the commitment to bring it back to its roots.

Is your idea a passion project or can it be converted into a startup ? I went through some turmoil with Mocsh, and here

Is your idea a passion project or can it be converted into a startup ? I went through some turmoil with Mocsh, and here are my musings (and a commitment) to …

PM2 and Docker in the world of NodeJS

NodeJS applications are, by design, single threaded. Well, not in the really, and for good reason, mainly the fact that multi-threaded applications are hard to maintain and debug. Its easier to build an application that has multiple instances of a si...

Paying for Mentorship

Paying for Mentorship A mentor can bring in tremendous increase in your ability to learn new skills, keep you focused, and give you knowledge you would have …

I have seen lot of people not take vacations when we were all still going to office. But now, it’s even more important t

I have seen lot of people not take vacations when we were all still going to office.

[DevContainer] Debugging ExpressJS app with Docker and Visual Studio Code DevContainers

When I started my journey with NodeJS and ExpressJS, one of the things I saw in the trainings and blogs were instructions on installing NodeJS runtime. Although its trivial, but coming from the world of Enterprise application development where deploy...

I did a blog post for this. It does not cover the database parts, but should get most people started

I did a blog post for this. It does not cover the database parts, but should get most people started.

Developing ExpressJS + MongoDB application with Visual Studio Code Remote Containers"

Developing ExpressJS + MongoDB application with Visual Studio Code Remote Containers" I spent the last few weeks looking for a tutorial to get started with R…

In my early career days, things that I cherished the most was quality Mentorship and guidance

In my early career days, things that I cherished the most was quality Mentorship and guidance.

Not surprised to see these statistics

Not surprised to see these statistics. It’s always been known that the people who get marks, are studious, and the ones who only respond to information being…

... and the Hacktoberfest is live. Go contribute

... and the Hacktoberfest is live. Go contribute !! https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/

Keep chipping at the block

Keep chipping at the block. Whatever you create is a masterpiece compared to the one you would have created while sitting and procrastinating. #weekendlearning

Great fast growing company. Amazing people to work with

Great fast growing company. Amazing people to work with. If you are looking for a fun and exciting ride, connect with them.

A very insightful article. It’s a lot of work to internalise. But if you can, the benefits are substantial

A very insightful article. It’s a lot of work to internalise. But if you can, the benefits are substantial. Long article.…

This teacher’s day, thank the self

This teacher’s day, thank the self The one teacher who is most underrated is the self. Yes, it is important to have mentors, coaches and teachers.

A great way to start thinking about life in general and career in particular

A great way to start thinking about life in general and career in particular. Realising that you are good at one thing only is also a great step forward.

Learning new tools is such a great experience

Learning new tools is such a great experience. It’s not necessary to use those, just learn how to use them.

It’s that time of the year when college students are looking for projects

It’s that time of the year when college students are looking for projects. I have one.

Do some good. Mentor a student

Do some good. Mentor a student. Become a mentor for GirlScript Pune https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkhi3WEzN20nD_pkUh9a3lCS3OVBJBBLLI3tjl2TgzXU8Eu…

Sometimes, I wonder. With over 35 years of programming behind me, why I play with the various technologies and tools. B

Sometimes, I wonder. With over 35 years of programming behind me, why I play with the various technologies and tools. But this is what keeps me going.

Leverage people’s experience

Leverage people’s experience Most people, who let their ideas die, or feel stifled at work, or are stuck and can’t grow, have two challenges: 1.

If you've recently been laid off or furloughed and we've worked together in the past, don't hesitate to get in touch and

If you've recently been laid off or furloughed and we've worked together in the past, don't hesitate to get in touch and let me know how I can help you.

All decisions are contextual

All decisions are contextual As I look around me, and the amount of content available, I get a feeling that we are probably losing the ability for higher lev…

Everyone needs to read this book, and try the privacy check on this site

Everyone needs to read this book, and try the privacy check on this site. This belongs to Rohit Srivastwa , someone who is a leader in the space of cyber sec…

I’m writing this, because my house help asked me to. Because she thinks, if this can be replicated, it can help a lot of

I’m writing this, because my house help asked me to. Because she thinks, if this can be replicated, it can help a lot of people.

Multitasking is not easy for a lot of people. And even the definition of multitasking changes for every individual

Multitasking is not easy for a lot of people. And even the definition of multitasking changes for every individual.

I can, and I will !!

A reflection on desire, preparation, and incremental growth as the foundation for meaningful achievement.

Absolutely agree. It’s all about an individual’s perspective to life

Absolutely agree. It’s all about an individual’s perspective to life. As my wife tells me often, I can see learning opportunities in nearly anything happenin…

Some musings for the day, based on my reading today

Some musings for the day, based on my reading today. Being driven by passion, and keeping your desire alive, is all what life is about. Read on.

Inspiring to hear how people across the world make that effort to reach out to people who matter

Inspiring to hear how people across the world make that effort to reach out to people who matter: https://apps.apple.com/in/story/id1510045637…

I am interested in learning about best practices, incorporated In various cultures around the world, specific to persona

I am interested in learning about best practices, incorporated In various cultures around the world, specific to personal finance management.

A first time, for me, "live-coding" kind of session, online, with the amazing folks from Indexnine Technologies, on buil

A first time, for me, "live-coding" kind of session, online, with the amazing folks from Indexnine Technologies, on building a "starter" Financial…

WhatsApp Payments had an opportunity that it is quickly, if not already, losing to Google Pay. I see everyone asking for

WhatsApp Payments had an opportunity that it is quickly, if not already, losing to Google Pay.

As I watch India live the lockdown, I wonder about those companies that are living the credit cycle for survival. They h

As I watch India live the lockdown, I wonder about those companies that are living the credit cycle for survival.

Session on understanding the importance and need of a financial plan today, over Zoom, for Globant India

Session on understanding the importance and need of a financial plan today, over Zoom, for Globant India.

This has been the way I live

This has been the way I live. Share, care and give things I believe can have an impact in other lives, things that I am passionate about, things that “I can …

A great first session on Personal Finance awareness with the amazing folks in the Pune office of Pavilion

A great first session on Personal Finance awareness with the amazing folks in the Pune office of Pavilion Thanks to Mandar Khanolkar for facilitating this.

I was talking to my physio today about my finance session last week, and along the way, I used the same analogy as I did

I was talking to my physio today about my finance session last week, and along the way, I used the same analogy as I did in the presentation.

Was a pleasure talking to all of you

Was a pleasure talking to all of you. Every session is different and I learn something new.

Financial independence

Financial independence An important part of getting to a secure financial future is setting a direction.

I have been asked a few times if I want to be compensated for the proposed discussions and sessions on financial plannin

I have been asked a few times if I want to be compensated for the proposed discussions and sessions on financial planning.

When engaging with a financial advisor, one of the key considerations is the trust that they are looking at your interes

When engaging with a financial advisor, one of the key considerations is the trust that they are looking at your interests, and not that of the products they…

So, you are a software engineer and trying to figure out if the new tax numbers in the budget mean anything for your fin

So, you are a software engineer and trying to figure out if the new tax numbers in the budget mean anything for your financial plan ?

Why would an engineer listen to financial education from another, and not a pure financial advisor

Why would an engineer listen to financial education from another, and not a pure financial advisor? Because we live the same stories.

Loved the engagement and interest from the participants. Keeps me excited to come again and meet all of you

Loved the engagement and interest from the participants. Keeps me excited to come again and meet all of you. #financialplanning #financialeducation

Personal finance knowledge is available for free, but difficult to digest

Personal finance knowledge is available for free, but difficult to digest. If you want someone to translate it for your friends or team at work, connect with…

Talked to a bunch of enthusiastic folks at MetroGuild, Inc. today. A very interactive session and lot of learning’s for

Talked to a bunch of enthusiastic folks at MetroGuild, Inc. today. A very interactive session and lot of learning’s for me from the smart folks in the organi…

For all dieticians, this is a great way to get organised on your documentation side. Do evaluate

For all dieticians, this is a great way to get organised on your documentation side. Do evaluate.

I am passionate about helping people become aware about personal finance best practices

I am passionate about helping people become aware about personal finance best practices.

Something wrong with this image ? The call is for women, and the response is only from men, assuming in behalf of their

Something wrong with this image ? The call is for women, and the response is only from men, assuming in behalf of their spouses.

Mayur Dhas #Kudos It's honestly hard to explain how integral you are to this team #TeamPlayer

Mayur Dhas #Kudos It's honestly hard to explain how integral you are to this team #TeamPlayer

Ram Singh #Kudos Thank you for always bringing your best self to work #InspirationalLeader

Ram Singh #Kudos Thank you for always bringing your best self to work #InspirationalLeader

Allwyn Sequeira #Kudos You are truly an inspiration to all of us #InspirationalLeader

Allwyn Sequeira #Kudos You are truly an inspiration to all of us #InspirationalLeader

Ishaan, my elder one, only 15 years old, took part in a code jam to make a game last weekend. His game was featured in t

Ishaan, my elder one, only 15 years old, took part in a code jam to make a game last weekend.

Ishaan, my elder one, only 15 years old, took part in a code jam to make a game last weekend. His game was featured in t

Ishaan, my elder one, only 15 years old, took part in a code jam to make a game last weekend.

Amazing company to work for. Great leaders. Must join. Don’t miss this opportunity

Amazing company to work for. Great leaders. Must join. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Amazing post

Amazing post: Hire people who can figure things out, not people who know everything. Hire people who can work alone and with others.

‪So you want to take stock of your investments for the year so that you can complete your tax saving obligations? ‬

‪So you want to take stock of your investments for the year so that you can complete your tax saving obligations?

Absolutely agree with his thoughts. But unfortunately, the system is too large to challenge, and the risk of your child

Absolutely agree with his thoughts. But unfortunately, the system is too large to challenge, and the risk of your child ‘potentially’ being left out of a car…

Getting ready to file returns, but can’t easily find the documents in your email? Let Mocsh organise them for you

Getting ready to file returns, but can’t easily find the documents in your email? Let Mocsh organise them for you.

When there are 3,128 unread mails sitting in your mailbox, will you pay attention to that one bank statement that arrive

When there are 3,128 unread mails sitting in your mailbox, will you pay attention to that one bank statement that arrived at 4 am in the morning ?

You keep your personal finance documents, all organised, in your email

You keep your personal finance documents, all organised, in your email. Question for you: Will your spouse, who does not look at this information regularly, …

Simple things can make a large difference on your financial status. Regularly reading financial documents is one of them

Simple things can make a large difference on your financial status. Regularly reading financial documents is one of them.

‪Need to find that CAS to see your current financial status ? Find it using Mocsh.‬

‪Need to find that CAS to see your current financial status ? Find it using Mocsh.

Just connected with Rohit Bansal at #ProdGeeksConf. Great connecting with you

Just connected with Rohit Bansal at #ProdGeeksConf. Great connecting with you. Do try Mocsh on your phone http://bit.ly/getMocsh and give feedback.

If you manage finances for people who can’t remember Customer Relationship Numbers, and hence don’t open their bank stat

If you manage finances for people who can’t remember Customer Relationship Numbers, and hence don’t open their bank statements, introduce them to Mocsh.

I wonder why people send out unsolicited connect requests on LinkedIn. Every time I see a request, I am inclined to mark

I wonder why people send out unsolicited connect requests on LinkedIn. Every time I see a request, I am inclined to mark that request as spam.

As the new financial year starts, promise to monitor your financial statements regularly

As the new financial year starts, promise to monitor your financial statements regularly. Mocsh gets your emails organised for you.

‪Lot of apps disable ‘Paste’ functionality on password and credit card number fields in the name of security

‪Lot of apps disable ‘Paste’ functionality on password and credit card number fields in the name of security.

Mocsh promises to never look inside the attachments received in your email

Mocsh promises to never look inside the attachments received in your email. It is designed to give you a secure way to read important financial documents.

A user found the Demat DP ID and Client ID using CAS, with the document type filter, on Mocsh. Open, read, and send the

A user found the Demat DP ID and Client ID using CAS, with the document type filter, on Mocsh.

Got an SMS that the mobile bill was sent, but don’t remember seeing it in your mailbox ? Mocsh will identify it and show

Got an SMS that the mobile bill was sent, but don’t remember seeing it in your mailbox ?

See only the emails that have financial documents that matter, organized and ready to read. No spam or junk emails

See only the emails that have financial documents that matter, organized and ready to read. No spam or junk emails.

The questions in this evaluation were very low level technical. I was happy that my exposure to assembly language, C/C++

The questions in this evaluation were very low level technical. I was happy that my exposure to assembly language, C/C++ internals, and security practices he…

When there are 10,000 unread mails sitting in your mailbox, will you pay attention to that one statement that arrived at

When there are 10,000 unread mails sitting in your mailbox, will you pay attention to that one statement that arrived at 4 am in the morning ?

‪So you want to take stock of your investments for the year so that you can complete your tax saving obligations? ‬

‪So you want to take stock of your investments for the year so that you can complete your tax saving obligations?

Need to find that ELSS investment statement to send to HR to claim tax benefits? Find them using Mocsh. Many of our user

Need to find that ELSS investment statement to send to HR to claim tax benefits? Find them using Mocsh.

Very nice. Mocsh helps people in so many ways that we can keep discovering and educating people about them all our lives

Very nice. Mocsh helps people in so many ways that we can keep discovering and educating people about them all our lives.

It's that time of the year when you usually submit your investment proofs to HR

It's that time of the year when you usually submit your investment proofs to HR. Mocsh gives you all your investment documents in no time. Visit Mocsh.

Mocsh users are discovering statements that they did not know they had received. And are able to easily find instruction

Mocsh users are discovering statements that they did not know they had received. And are able to easily find instructions to open them.

My son and his friends routinely use Skype and Google Docs for their project. The next generation of students definitely

My son and his friends routinely use Skype and Google Docs for their project. The next generation of students definitely are going the MOOC way.

Need to find those bank statements and insurance receipts, from your Gmail, to submit in office

Need to find those bank statements and insurance receipts, from your Gmail, to submit in office? Mocsh will find and organise it for you in a jiffy. mocsh.

‪As the new year arrives, for the sake of your family, do resolve to become financially organized.‬

‪As the new year arrives, for the sake of your family, do resolve to become financially organized.‬ ‪Use Mocsh ( www.mocsh.

‪I want a Liquid Mutual Fund with UPI access. And then I want my salary to go to a UPI address

‪I want a Liquid Mutual Fund with UPI access. And then I want my salary to go to a UPI address. Then I can close my bank account. ‬

Non Finance person, talking on personal finance, in English, has a special connect for engineers

Non Finance person, talking on personal finance, in English, has a special connect for engineers.

One thing that purplexes me is the apathy of people towards apps and services that read inside their financial data

One thing that purplexes me is the apathy of people towards apps and services that read inside their financial data. At Mocsh (mocsh.

In the last 90 days, Mocsh ( www.mocsh.com ) users, not on an average, but absolutely, of the documents read, 45% were r

In the last 90 days, Mocsh ( www.mocsh.com ) users, not on an average, but absolutely, of the documents read, 45% were received less than 12 hours earlier, a…

“I care for every rupee I earn.”

“I care for every rupee I earn.” I know most of us would want to say that to ourselves.

Your bank sends statements, to your Inbox, with your Customer Id as the password. Who, in your family, remembers that in

Your bank sends statements, to your Inbox, with your Customer Id as the password. Who, in your family, remembers that information?

Receive notifications only for important documents, rather than for all emails. Find your bank statement, from your inbo

Receive notifications only for important documents, rather than for all emails. Find your bank statement, from your inbox , within 5 seconds.

Find that CAS (Consolidated Account Statement) in your email, and be reading it in less than 5 secs. Use Mocsh

Find that CAS (Consolidated Account Statement) in your email, and be reading it in less than 5 secs. Use Mocsh. How to get it: 1.

Vivek is a smart ‘entrepreneur at heart’. I am sure he can bring value to your business if you have some insolvent chall

Vivek is a smart ‘entrepreneur at heart’. I am sure he can bring value to your business if you have some insolvent challenges , or just looking to bounce ide…

Well written. People should be aware of the importance of documents, specifically in the finance domain, and availabilit

Well written. People should be aware of the importance of documents, specifically in the finance domain, and availability of those for their near and dear on…

Go is an upcoming and promising language for systems programmers and web programmers alike. Not as expressive as Ruby, b

Go is an upcoming and promising language for systems programmers and web programmers alike.

If you have an idea that needs to be built, have people asking you for ways to build their idea, or simply interested in

If you have an idea that needs to be built, have people asking you for ways to build their idea, or simply interested in connecting with smart, hardworking a…

A trusted company, and some very smart people. You must definitely evaluate them if you are in town and looking for part

A trusted company, and some very smart people. You must definitely evaluate them if you are in town and looking for partners to build your products.

During my travel to various places, on business as well as holiday, I noticed that a lot of travellers carry bags with b

During my travel to various places, on business as well as holiday, I noticed that a lot of travellers carry bags with brands on them, HP, Dell, some even th…

I'm presenting here

I'm presenting here.

Its interesting to see the move from 'don't show page until data is loaded' to 'let's show the page, data can come later

Its interesting to see the move from 'don't show page until data is loaded' to 'let's show the page, data can come later'

Set of speakers whom I respect for their knowledge. I am definitely going to attend this one. What about you

Set of speakers whom I respect for their knowledge. I am definitely going to attend this one. What about you ?

The grand finale in the series and the quality of the speakers does not give way. Really amazing speakers

The grand finale in the series and the quality of the speakers does not give way. Really amazing speakers.

An interesting technical event with two great speakers happening in Pune on 5th September. I will be there, will you

An interesting technical event with two great speakers happening in Pune on 5th September. I will be there, will you ?…

What the Color of Your Logo Says About Your Company (Infographic)

What the Color of Your Logo Says About Your Company (Infographic)

Realized today that I wrote my first computer program in 1984 at the age of 10. Its been 30 years of programming and I s

Realized today that I wrote my first computer program in 1984 at the age of 10. Its been 30 years of programming and I still can't get enough of it. Cheers !

Very sad to hear about massive layoff at Yahoo India

Very sad to hear about massive layoff at Yahoo India http://lnkd.in/bVCuraB Any Yahoo India Engineering employees looking to relocate to Pune ?

Absolutely agree with this. I always stop whatever I am doing when someone talks to me

Absolutely agree with this. I always stop whatever I am doing when someone talks to me.

Wrote my first BASIC program in 1985, xBase in 1987, x86 assembly in 1989, Pascal in 1992, C in 1994, Java in 1997. Time

Wrote my first BASIC program in 1985, xBase in 1987, x86 assembly in 1989, Pascal in 1992, C in 1994, Java in 1997. Time to learn a new language. Which one ?

If you had to chose a Web app technology for the future, would you select flex or html+js (or a variant like GWT)

If you had to chose a Web app technology for the future, would you select flex or html+js (or a variant like GWT) ?

Wondering if there are any software product companies in Pune currently hiring senior technical people

Wondering if there are any software product companies in Pune currently hiring senior technical people ?

Question for people who have worked with me. Do you remember and respect me for my technical skills, or my people skills

Question for people who have worked with me. Do you remember and respect me for my technical skills, or my people skills , or is it something else ?

Have started an initiative to share my knowledge about Java and related technologies with colleagues, and am enjoying it

Have started an initiative to share my knowledge about Java and related technologies with colleagues, and am enjoying it thoroughly. Hope they are too ;)

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