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, Solving problems through programming is what I crave. C++, Java and Python I am quite competent at, Python being the most exciting. A number of other languages I experiment with.

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Tweets for 2010-08-31

Fantastic! RT @KentBeck RT @agilecoach: One of the greatest agile coaches (@dhemery) gives away some of his best stuff: http://bit.ly/9ERl5E #
Getting me a Design Concepts in Programming Languages http://is.gd/eMIBM ( Indian shoppers) http://amzn.to/9SrW8a (thx @debasishg @psnively) #
Turns out, will be speaking at two conferences at Bengaluru over the next couple of months. #
@ptrthomas One is [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-30

Have concluded all my thoughts around monads and objects. Blog post in a day or 2. Some interesting thoughts /cc @Missing_Faktor @kaleidic #
Stating my conclusion b4 the analysis, "jQuery is a monad" leads to a "large subset of objects also are monads" cc @Missing_Faktor @kaleidic #
RT @etorreborre RT @fsteeg: New post: Scala, object persistence, and [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-29

Really unfortunate! RT @newsycombinator: IPhone App in Approval Limbo for 3 Mths, Dev Decides to Open Source It http://j.mp/c2m51z #
Some useful thoughts. Projects are evil and must be destroyed http://ff.im/-pSjcI #
An Example of Multithreaded Processing using Python's "multiprocessing" Module http://ff.im/-pSjuo #
Will we see more of these now? Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google, Others Over Patents [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-27

Hmm… Duck typing allows imprecise communication. Python Sequence VS Iterable protocols http://ff.im/-pMMXP #
Ksplice » Six things I wish Mom told me (about ssh) http://ff.im/-pMNuM #
Scala is for VB programmers. @ErikEngbrecht on the risk of dumbing down leading to black boxing http://ff.im/-pMNXV #
RT @newsycombinator: Self-Improving Bayesian Sentiment Analysis for Twitter http://j.mp/99sTIM #
@irohan great. Looking forward to [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-26

@kaleidic That leaves me impressed, no, much much more than that. in reply to kaleidic #
A product is a collection of use cases and their utility. Intrinsic properties support the use cases, don't define the product. #
RT @ijuma: Is Scala Simple or Complicated? @odersky gives his thoughts on the subject with illustrations and everything http://bit.ly/aUStli [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-25

Reduction of complexity is not the same thing as boilerplate avoidance. #
@codemonkeyism Correct. Brevity reduces one dimension of accidental complexity. That still may influence total complexity either way. (1/2) in reply to codemonkeyism #
@codemonkeyism I've been alleged to make my code too complex in situations when I've attempted to make it too brief (2/2) in [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-24

@kaleidic I myself am professionally schizophrenic. The straining to be heard alphageek engineer agrees with you and bruce in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic But I believe a large ecosystem eg in the enterprise s/w markets in US, especially in India is not better served by these in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic Apart from collaboration, its [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-24

@kaleidic I myself am professionally schizophrenic. The straining to be heard alphageek engineer agrees with you and bruce in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic But I believe a large ecosystem eg in the enterprise s/w markets in US, especially in India is not better served by these in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic Apart from collaboration, its [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-24

@kaleidic I myself am professionally schizophrenic. The straining to be heard alphageek engineer agrees with you and bruce in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic But I believe a large ecosystem eg in the enterprise s/w markets in US, especially in India is not better served by these in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic Apart from collaboration, its [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-23

"When I wrote this, only God and I understood what I was doing. Now, God only knows." A code comment. http://goo.gl/EXD9 via @Missing_Faktor #
RT @andreisavu: 10 Common Mistakes Made by API Providers http://bit.ly/9oWkoh #
From a blog post: The most platform independent technology you can use is either Flash or Silverlight. <- me : Silverlight ??? [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-22

RT @softmodeling: RT @rodrigosalinas: If you think that #LinesOfCode has to do with project duration, you must also believe in Santa #
Cool! but, wheres da code? Clojure in Python. http://ff.im/-pxnRH #
GNOME’s SeedKit aims to bring web tech to desktop apps (I wish mobile apps too) http://ff.im/-pxrtf #
Gaming foursquare with 9 lines of perl http://ff.im/-pxrI7 #
Some [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-21

.@Srini_T Thanks. Thats v. encouraging. re: @dnene Your explanation on dicts in bangpypers is awesome. in reply to Srini_T #
RT @dalmaer: Opensource and Javascript: Polymaps Used To Make PrettyMaps http://j.mp/d5JF3O #
Now live tweeting Indicthreads cloud computing conference from @d7yliven #IndicU Other livetweets from @punetechlive #
Correction. Am livetweeting from @d7ylive #IndicU Other livetweets from @punetechlive #

Tweets for 2010-08-20

RT @bobleah: Are you a student in India? Then check out The Great Mind Challenge 2010 Contest http://bit.ly/8ZW8uT #tgmc2010 /cc @punetech #
@arungupta Hey, I'm delayed due to some urgent work. Hope to see you in the afternoon. Very likely may miss your session in reply to arungupta #
@djspiewak heading towards a [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-19

@kaleidic @vdichev The visible aspect of jQuery is a nice Fluent Interface implementation. And the visible aspect isn't complicated. in reply to kaleidic #
@kaleidic @vdichev An airplane might be exceedingly complicated, but traveling in one isn't. in reply to kaleidic #
RT: @newsycombinator What different sorting algorithms sound like http://j.mp/ci12nR #
The value of HTML validation http://ff.im/-pp8G8 [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-18

Awesome! Multitenancy using Namespaces. Google App Engine Blog: Multi-tenancy Support, … and More Delivered In… http://ff.im/-po9Xv #
@vdichev Abuse in general is a problem of abuser not the abused. But idiomatic constructs more helpful when enforced by language in reply to vdichev #

Tweets for 2010-08-17

@markhneedham Are you in Pune ? Thats where I've found it takes a long time. in reply to markhneedham #
Totally! RT @NeilRobbins: Once you're used to git, having to then go back & deal with the detritus of other, lesser SCMs is a total PITA #
My Twifficiency score is 347239346338578243202075344235%; Whats yours? http://twifficiency.com #
@fogus Thats [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-16

A Brief (humorous) History of Java http://ff.im/-piMH2 #
@unclebobmartin @kaleidic based on my experience in India. allowing offence to influence public policy is deeply damaging in the long run in reply to unclebobmartin #
RT @phil_nash: Welcome to the new decade: Java is a restricted platform, Google is evil, Apple is a monopoly and Microsoft are the [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-15

@psnively imo design is a relic of activities where apriori modeling using malleable representation was reqd b4 final construcn @debasishg in reply to psnively #
@psnively In S/w final artifacts continue 2b v malleable unlike builldings n machines, so "formal" design is optional @debasishg in reply to psnively #
@psnively Given state of design tools vs modern [...]

Tweets for 2010-08-14

Hoax or Fact ? Google Briefly Punishes Oracle by Removal from Google Search | IPWatchdog.com http://ff.im/-pe90b #
@twisamk sure .. I think the tactical opponent here is oracle and the strategic is the patents regime. My tweet was a reminder of the second in reply to twisamk #

Tweets for 2010-08-13

Designing web applications for scalability http://ff.im/-paS5m #
Idempotency vs Distibuted Transactions – CodeBetter http://ff.im/-paSg5 #
git-workflows: good pdf for a git beginner http://ff.im/-paSvd #
Oracle sues Google over use of Java in Android http://ff.im/-pb2EE #
Looked at the 1st 2 alleged patent infringements http://is.gd/efrnU & http://is.gd/efrnt . The simplicity of the patents make me go eeew. #
I mean if [...]