I have written a little memoir of the Hinjewadi Yes!+ in November
Check it out...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Friday, December 12, 2008
Vacation Plan ?
Boss: It's very important for us to ensure that we don't miss our deliverables.
Employee: here we go again. True. nods.
Boss: I will be very straight about vacations. It's okay to take vacations but they should not affect the timely delivery of... ... ... our deliverables! Vacations are important. But so is a timely delivery.
Employee: ting tong. vacations ? Right.
Boss: And especially the Release times... we are hit by truckloads of work during Release time. You should never take vacation at the time of the Release. Your one month leave last time caused a big turmoil. We had to change the rules of the organization!
Employee: smiles. will you ever get over that one?
Boss: Now, you are planning for a big vacation. I know marriage is special. But we should try to keep our deliveries on time. I cannot say that we missed the deliverables because someone was on vacation.
Employee: ah... yeh kahani hai
Boss: We should try to finish the work early, to reduce the load at Release time. You can work on Saturdays, stay up late to compensate for the slag in work that will be caused by the vacation.
Employee: This is how I see it... the leave quota is fixed, one big vacation would mean no small vacations. Its fine to work on Satudays to compensate for the slag caused by the big vacation! But then, since there will be no small vacations later... there will be a ramp up in work. Will that mean I can take random off's ? leave early on some days ?
Boss: looks haphazardly at his computer monitor to find some other work... ... ... gaining back his senses. Ha ha ha
Boss: looks haphazardly at his computer monitor to find some other work... ... ... gaining back his senses. Ha ha ha
Employee: Ha ha ha
Employee: Are we done ?
Boss: Yes... ... thanks!
Friday, October 31, 2008
a smaller YES!+
We have a YES!+ scheduled in Hinjewadi from 5th November; this time has been particularly interesting... partly because we have failed BIG time! B n D were supposed to be teaching here, but we have hardly managed to get the numbers that are required to make their time worth!
We are going ahead with a smaller course.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Integration Testing
Tens and Hundereds of Software Developers, in their 8 X 8 X 6 feet cubicals, write tiny and seemingly insignificant pieces of code. Then one fine day, it's all compiled together and a BUILD is published. The software flutters its first wings, and comes to life!
A couple of months, spent in a few thousand lines of uninspiring code and some mundane algorithms, suddenly begins to make a whole lot of sense! You see a Developer's eyes... they gleam with amazement of their own production! A click here, a little click there, a little drag and drop from there to here... and thats it, you are all set to fly!
Oh! This is so exciting, let me do it one more time... Ugh! CRASH!!!
Integration Testing is ON.
A couple of months, spent in a few thousand lines of uninspiring code and some mundane algorithms, suddenly begins to make a whole lot of sense! You see a Developer's eyes... they gleam with amazement of their own production! A click here, a little click there, a little drag and drop from there to here... and thats it, you are all set to fly!
Oh! This is so exciting, let me do it one more time... Ugh! CRASH!!!
Integration Testing is ON.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Chanakya
Many years back, when the cable TV did not exist, and I was very young... I really enjoyed watching 'Chanakya' on Doordarshan. I dont think it made much sense to me, but the look and feel of historic India fascinated me! It continues to fascinate me!
So, yesterday, I hired a VCD of the first two episodes of 'Chanakya'. I did not know that I would sit and watch both the episodes at one stretch. I did.
I am bowled over by the intensity of the film. It is really exciting to witness life as it would have existed hundereds of years ago. Life in Patliputra, the capital of a relatively prosperous Magadh. During the day, the streets are busy with people, horses and maybe an odd 'high profile' chariot. One man sits between perhaps a dozen pots of water, near the gates of the walled city, and serves water to the passers by - noble men and the ordinary people - all alike!
So, yesterday, I hired a VCD of the first two episodes of 'Chanakya'. I did not know that I would sit and watch both the episodes at one stretch. I did.
I am bowled over by the intensity of the film. It is really exciting to witness life as it would have existed hundereds of years ago. Life in Patliputra, the capital of a relatively prosperous Magadh. During the day, the streets are busy with people, horses and maybe an odd 'high profile' chariot. One man sits between perhaps a dozen pots of water, near the gates of the walled city, and serves water to the passers by - noble men and the ordinary people - all alike!
Maybe somethings never change, so just like we have a corrupted political scenario today, we have a corrupted political scenario in Patliputra. Maha Mantri, who lives in a very simple and very believable big house (with regards to the standards set by Mahabharata etc), stands for the good. The King lives in a 'not so fancy' palace, and thankfully without some "dumb looking and completeley oblivious of whats happening around" sepoys. He's corrupt, and he has the support of most of the other mantri's. Then there is Acharya Chanak, who heads one of the gurukuls. He supports Maha Mantri. One of his students is Vishnugupt (and perhaps his son too). Vishnugupt will go on to be known as 'Chanakya'.
Unlike most of the programs that we have on television these days, the language is not flowery and the clothes are not flashy! 'Chanakya' is real and indulging!
Hats off to Dr Chandraprakash and all others who have made this masterpiece!
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