Archive for April, 2009
Episode 6: Getting Things Done
I’m currently on a mission to increase my productivity up to a respectable level. Right now, I don’t know about any metric that can effectively measure productivity, so I’m using a very simple metric of my own. Out of the total time not spent on life-sustaining activities (eating, bathing, bathroom breaks etc.), how much time [...]
Episode 5: Something to Do
First things first. Python and Django programmer for hire this summer (June and July). If anybody in or around New Delhi needs something built, I’m your man.
Now, on to the trivialities.
The results for Google Summer of Code 2009 came out on April 21, and I failed to make it. According to my mentoring organization, I [...]
Episode 4: Things Nobody Will Ever Tell You (At Least Not Nicely)
I have found that students of computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) in most Indian colleges have several misconceptions about programming and computers in general. This seems to be a common problem in other parts of the world, too. I’ve made a list of some of the most common problem areas, and I’m posting [...]