programming
I recently wrote a tutorial on getting started with web development. It was a frontend only (meaning covering only HTML, CSS and JavaScript), 5 day tutorial that covered very basic web development topics and concepts like HTML elements, CSS selectors and JavaScript language semantics. Along with learning the basics of
books
I completed reading 'The Pragmatic Programmer', probably one of the most recommended pieces of literature on software engineering. I'll try to put down some of the quotes and my interpretation of them in the following paragraphs. I'll be coming back to this from time
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In LaughGuru, we received designs from the UI designers on Zeplin, a nice tool that bridges the gap between designers and developers. While I wouldn't know about designers, it definitely made my life (as a developer) easy. My previous experience with frontend was with designers who gave me
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The first article on my site is about me starting with Python. That was four years ago and around that time I had read this book called 'Learn Python The Hard Way'. I really, really liked it. It was amongst one of those earlier pieces of memories that
life
Normally when we think of programming, we think of problem solving. Similarly, if someone works in the field of computers and say they love problem solving, we immediately assume that they work with some computer code. Programming is almost synonymous with problem solving, in that it involves breaking down complex
programming
I began learning Android this semester for my final year project. Android and Java were technologies I never thought I would learn by myself. I always felt they were overcomplicated and for me that translated to boring. I was, of course, wrong as things started to become clear. My friend
C
Tada! Finally a non-Javascript post for those of you who stopped visiting my blog because of my sick Js addiction. So my lost friend Aditya is back, and while talking to him, I got to read a piece of code that he wrote when we were in third semester,
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Started using vi, although the only reason is it being light weight [I am taking a leap of faith, hoping that it will increase my speed after some practice, as most vi gurus say]. Let me first admit it. Vi feels awful in the beginning. It is really intimidating, and
programming
I considered myself a 'programmer'. One who can make stuff happen, put it on paper, my thoughts and use it as a framework to create working stuff in the digital world. As any programmer, I learnt to write command line programs first. What are command line programs, you&
programming
There were days when I used to search the web for 'best programming languages' and 'most popular programming languages' in my free time. I was not able to decide myself what language to learn and invest my time upon, such that it would pay me back
programming
Object oriented programming or OOP is a new concept for me. Till now, all I had done was C and some scripting languages. All of them were 'procedural' type of languages. I knew nothing about OOP, and I really hate knowing nothing about anything. So I decided to