Think long term, but solve for the present. I think if you’re from the same background, you’d have heard the word over-engineering or overfitting (Data Science). I read as many articles and blogs on best engineering practices, new technologies, how to write good code before joining the first company. And…

Before 2004: Stackoverflow and many other related domains were owned by German company Mozquito Technologies during the late 90s. The owned domains included overflow.de, stackoverflow.com, mozquito.com, mozquito.org and many more. Mozquito mainly focused on building an engine/wrapper over the newly found XHTML. They aimed to build a suite (if we…

Last week, I came across an Instagram reel stating questions to ask your parents before it’s too late. Just as a fun experiment, I asked those questions to my parents. What do you want your life to represent? Dad: Someone who was there whenever someone needed him Mom: Someone who fulfilled all her duties Have you accomplished everything you wanted to achieve? D: Yes, because I…

In a world of distractions, they say, Focus on being useful, pave your way. Happiness springs from contribution’s bloom, Build your worth, let it consume. Baggage and trauma, they’re not your claim, Limiting fears, put them to shame. Craft experiences, make others smile, Build cool things, let your dreams compile. …

For quite some time, I have believed that humans should strive to maintain certain child-like qualities — innocence, authenticity, and an absence of harmful intent. I often draw parallels between humans and clocks; as time passes, clocks may deviate from their intended purpose and become tainted by external influences. “Children…

For some reason, past few months (or years), I’ve been thinking and hearing a lot about and around money. Cryptocurrencies, stock market, taxation, inflation, deflation and what not! …

Note: This is an extension of the Pretentious series: 7 things I learnt about life from my one-sided relationship with Software Engineering nobody asked for. :D Inability to build “a solution that works seamlessly forever” isn’t your fault Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not questioning your designing ability! It’s…

In the last few months, I have been searching for online Gujarati ebooks, here are few sites I have come across where you can read/access Gujarati ebooks (mostly scanned) on the internet legally. Gandhi Heritage Portal: https://www.gandhiheritageportal.org/ Gandhi Heritage Portal has more than 1000 Gujarati books including digitized books from…

Disclaimer: Sorry, this is not an original post, but merely a compilation of some random software engineering things I came across this week. Mostly, writing it as a weekly journal page. On Culture https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664 9 things to look for in a team member: Judgement, Communication, Impact, Curiosity, Innovation, Courage, Passion…