This is an engrossing story. It’s scope is epic. In fact, the big reveal, I guessed would come, didn’t show up in the first book at all. Like other epic...
I liked this book better than the first. Rather than Asho, I found myself rooting for Audsley. Weyland finally does something other than what you expect “knightly” characters in books...
Reading the book was like watching an artist compose a painting. Every facet starts out being hazy and becoming clearer over time. Senlin doesn’t start out being likeable. You don’t...
Easily one of the best books in this genre in recent years. Packed with action, unexpected twists, clichés turned on their heads and one of the most interesting female characters...
I enjoyed the book. The characters were very well fleshed out. Each one was interesting and their backstories were merged into the story very well. These days I also find...
“Heroes die” is a clever blend of science fiction and fantasy. The premise is that of a very hierarchical society that derives entertainment from gladiator games. Actors are sent to...
This book is what the Twilight series could have been if they’d been written about smart teens who weren’t always lovesick or coping with self pity and angst. Or if...
Before I began this book, I read the first two again. Not because I’d forgotten anything: I’ve read them enough times now to be able to quote from them. Instead,...
I was introduced to Brandon Sanderson’s writing only recently. He has been writing the last 3 books of the Wheel of Time series after its original author (Robert Jordan) died....
Emil’s enemies is a play told from the perspective of Dietrich, a pacifist philosopher priest, awaiting his execution after his role in several assassination attempts on Hitler is revealed. In...
The book is by Evelyn Waugh, who I read about on the cover of some other book I was reading. The reviewer praised the author saying he was ‘almost as...
I don’t usually read books that have been hyped. Have no good reason for this odd(?) behaviour. However a friend forced this one on me over the weekend. Not wanting...
The Manticore’s secret is along the same lines as the Simoqin Prophecies (which it would have to be considering it is a sequel). The plot is a little like the...
Dorothy Dunnett has been my favourite author for two years now. The first book of hers that I read (and still read again whenever I can) was ‘The Game of...
“If I was doing it at all, I was arguing with Narnia. Tolkien is not worth arguing with.” - Phillip Pulman, the author of ‘Dark Materials’ says this in an...
The book I’ve enjoyed the most. I was sad for a few days after finishing it, thinking ‘what book will ever measure up to this?’ A decade and probably a...
I read this book the first time in 2012. Since then, I’ve reread it 3 more times. The second time, I skipped every other perspective but Kaladin’s. The third time...
My wife’s mother is an excellent cook. She invites us for dinner often and we are usually sent home with enough food to last us a couple of days. The...
Was conducting interviews when I realized I’d misplaced my phone. Told the HR rep. He said he’d call my number and we could try to hear it ring if it...
:). Did I mention she is my favourite author. Well, she is that for many many more people. When I first finished ‘The Game of Kings’, I became sad thinking...
The first book of his that I read was one called “Silhouettes in Satire”. It wasn’t really ‘his’ book in the sense that he’d never written it - was only...
TLDR This post is a tutorial. The final outcome will be a script that creates several sessions on a remote machine, running commands in parallel. Jump to the end to...
One of the most difficult aspects of managing a wiki is getting your team to contribute. While there are several ways to motivate users to contribute, the easiest is to...
3 of the 12 steps in Joel Spolsky’s article “The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code” (written in 2000) dealt with builds. Today, everyone agrees on the need for...
In this post, I document some observations on automated UI-based testing. Note: The intended audience for this post are folks who are familiar with (but are not experts on) automated...
Today, I warned my maid of a year, that I wasn’t happy with her work. She was quite surprised; Kamalamma said she had NEVER taken a day off, that everyday,...
It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is one who will smile, When everything goes dead wrong. For...
The time I’ve lost in wooing, In watching and pursuing The light, that lies In woman’s eyes, Has been my heart’s undoing. Though Wisdom oft has sought me, I scorn’d...
Sowmya asked me last night, who I’ve most enjoyed working with. Thought for a really long time: enough for her to think that I’d forgotten the question. I realised there...
I also was taught by Professor Shrichand. He was probably one of the best teachers I’ve learnt from. This article brought back memories of the man - thought it was...
My aunt spent her last days surrounded by family. She joked, laughed, made us all feel seen and loved and was an example of how to face death with dignity....
One of the most unexpected windfalls of Pappa publishing a book on our family has been the experiences I’ve had afterwards. I have been able to meet several very interesting...
One of the most unexpected windfalls of Pappa publishing a book on our family has been the experiences I’ve had afterwards. I have been able to meet several very interesting...
Sowmya asked me last night, who I’ve most enjoyed working with. Thought for a really long time: enough for her to think that I’d forgotten the question. I realised there...
At FeldsparTech we are working on a no-code platform called Atman. Atman’s UI is a component library that works as a standalone application or can be embedded into another application...
Adoption across India is managed by a central agency called CARA. As of 2020, these are the high-level steps Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) go through:
TLDR This post is a tutorial. The final outcome will be a script that creates several sessions on a remote machine, running commands in parallel. Jump to the end to...
I recently worked with the folks at The Home School on their IT infrastructure, website & social media. This was a fun and rewarding experience. Something that helped me while...
At FeldsparTech we are working on a no-code platform called Atman. Atman’s UI is a component library that works as a standalone application or can be embedded into another application...
Organisations which design systems […] are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organisations. — M. Conway JFrog’s products cover a broad range of DevOps...
Artifactory, JFrog’s flagship product, has been in the market for more than a decade now. Individual developers working on Open source projects, Startups - big and small, and large Enterprises...
I recently worked with the folks at The Home School on their IT infrastructure, website & social media. This was a fun and rewarding experience. Something that helped me while...
