A passionate programmer, software architect, and a enthusiastic observer of internet technologies and usage. Having worked in a variety of roles, the essential passion that drives me is that of a Programmer. Architecture and Design issues excite me, C++, Java and Python I am quite competent at, and Scala is one where I would like to get there.

Archive for August, 2009


Tweets for 2009-08-31

@sbtourist @spyced – that is about 2 yrs old .. mebbe they could writeup their experiences on that perhaps (how long it lasted etc.) in reply to sbtourist #
RT: @pk11 RT @stevelosh: Confused about #mercurial branching vs. #git branching? I wrote something that might help: http://tr.im/xvKJ #hg #
Squarespace Architecture – A Grid Handles Hundreds of [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-30

A case for programming language libraries to learn from awk and grep ? Regular Expression Matching can be simple and fast http://is.gd/2Hgs3 #
When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine (applies to software design/arch too ?) http://ff.im/-7nrGM #
@Vinaydixit indeed! in reply to Vinaydixit #
Oh god ! now we have a Fake Linus blessed by the Real [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-29

New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute (via @rohit11) http://ff.im/-7kQr7 #
RT: @artagnon Why learning Python/ Haskell makes you a worse programmer | http://is.gd/2Gmwx #
RT: @mamund RT @surya_s: RT @markhneedham: @unclebobmartin tips – dont pass booleans into methods http://bit.ly/nAWZ #
LOL! RT: @surya_s RT @stilkov: RT @tareq_abedrabbo The best damn thing about SOAP? No waste [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-27

SQLite : Journey from a quick hack to a high reliability database engine (PDF) http://bit.ly/1QkvW #

Tweets for 2009-08-26

@surya_s Any high level pluses / minuses of the book ? in reply to surya_s #
Private cloud is not the cloud! Introducing Amazon Virtual Private Cloud http://ff.im/-7aH93 #
Dear @twitter – here's a business model. Charge us to guarantee that we will not get any porn / get rich quick kind of (spam) followers #
@saurabhshah just [...]

links for 2009-08-25

Multi-Line Lambdas in Python Using the With Statement
(tags: python programming lambda hacks lambdas)

Tweets for 2009-08-25

@zooko thanks. I am certain I shall read up more on tahoe-lafs since it addresses a very important problem. in reply to zooko #
RT: @dalmaer @dewitt remoteobjects: Python for easy JSON REST api clients http://bit.ly/O8pyo. v @sixapart @markpasc @bradchoate @leahculver #
Reading Tahoe-LAFS – a cloud storage system with provider independent security http://is.gd/2xBgn (got introduced thanks [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-24

@testertested that just seems instinctively very very unlikely http://bit.ly/wEnIn in reply to testertested #
@testertested No – just that 40 million LOC is a very tall nbr to beat especially for software inside 1 car unless it is in a v. diff lang. in reply to testertested #
@codemonkeyism thats surprising. Given a combination of http authentication [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-22

RT @debasishg: Lobbying for a Software Incident Full Disclosure Law can make the world’s software better (Bertrand Meyer) http://is.gd/2spJO #

Tweets for 2009-08-21

@surya_s disk space/ram (no concurrent browsers), cpu/time (fewer test runs), health (fewer bugs), wealth (become TL sooner) #sarcasm in reply to surya_s #
Yipeee, an editor with vi mode, dvcs (git,hg,bzr), code completn, syntax highlighting (about 80 lexers): Editra http://editra.org #
Thank god the geek don't sing OR What you get when you assemble a rock star [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-20

RT @sbtourist: I strongly believe Webhooks and PubSubHubbub will get more and more adoption: http://tinyurl.com/mogs2q #
@debasishg curious why u think tweet->blog is #fail. Am satisfied with my result at http://dhananjaynene.com (tho it is not the main blog) in reply to debasishg #
Pubsubhubbub should impact messaging the way the browser impacted the desktop. Replace sophistication n [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-19

@benbangert am working on a whole set of similar features.. should be publishing by the end of this week. Can mail u if want to discuss. in reply to benbangert #
My very first blog post on /var/log/mind was a tongue-in-cheek dig at the programming with armies approach – http://is.gd/2nIW4 #
@benbangert can u DM me ur [...]

Why should I switch to Scala ?

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Tweets for 2009-08-18

@codemonkeyism unjargoning requested – SSDs ? in reply to codemonkeyism #
@codemonkeyism Ahh .. Maven needs a Solid State Internet to show any improvements in reply to codemonkeyism #
@sallamar @codemonkeyism No dependency management in ant Wanting 2 try http://buildr.apache.org eg. Am happy with easy_install 4 python in reply to sallamar #
@sallamar Oh [...]

links for 2009-08-17

Performance Comparison – C++ / Java / Python / Ruby / Jython / JRuby / Groovy | /var/log/mind
(tags: performance programming languages java ruby python php c++ groovy benchmark)

Why should I switch to Scala ?
(tags: scala java migration)

CRUD is not only good for, but is the only consistent way to build REST over HTTP

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Tweets for 2009-08-17

Where can i get technical information on how the internals of Django works? http://ff.im/-6J9H3 #
5 Reasons why you should learn a new language NOW! http://ff.im/-6J9IX #
ThePort Network Architecture http://ff.im/-6JawD #
@davetron5000 maven to me provided the biggest sense of adventure .. I could never know if things would work out well in the end [...]

Tweets for 2009-08-16

RT @jboner: Interesting discussion on Scala's future: http://bit.ly/GzRhk #
RT @debasishg: RT @talios RT @quantumdot: Google Wave Preview Opens to the Public on September 30th http://bit.ly/3Hjgf1 #
How to be a programmer http://samizdat.mines.edu/howto/HowToBeAProgrammer.html (old – 2002-3) (source: don't recollect) #

links for 2009-08-15

The Amazing Blog : Your Web Service Might Not Be RESTful If…
(tags: rest)

Valued Lessons: The Code for Reactive Programming in Python
(tags: python programming event-driven)

Tweets for 2009-08-15

Security and the Cloud; will focus shift to the customer? http://ff.im/-6Dn3f #
The Code for Reactive Programming in Python http://ff.im/-6DnuP #
Specs Without Tests Are Meaningless http://ff.im/-6DnDO #
All Programming is Web Programming http://ff.im/-6DnLF #
To Test The Untestable Bug. http://ff.im/-6Dobk #
Your Web Service Might Not Be RESTful If… http://ff.im/-6E4FI #
@debasishg a happy independence day to you too in [...]