PinnedBook Notes: Cloud Native PatternsI have worked on cloud systems for a few years now, but as is said, “Fish don’t know they’re in water”. …Cloud Computing5 min readCloud Computing5 min read
Mar 30, 2022Brook’s Law as a Special Case of Amdahl’s LawBrook’s Law as a Special Case of Amdahl’s Law Brooks’ Law From Wikipedia: “Brooks’ law is an observation about software project management according to which “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later”. This was put forth by Fred Brooks in his classic book “The Mythical Man Month”, in 1975. …Management2 min readManagement2 min read
Feb 5, 2022MaturingMerriam Webster dictionary defines a toy as something that a child plays with. That’s the context in which the word is most used. But it also defines it as something, such as a preoccupation, that’s paltry or trifling. Kids obviously don’t think of toys as trivial; it’s us, the adults…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
May 17, 2020A chat with the different selfsWhen I think about how the pandemic has affected me, I can’t think of one absolute way it has. The experience hasn’t been binary, one that can be categorized into good or bad. We all have various sides of our self, and each of them has their own thoughts and…Pandemic10 min readPandemic10 min read
Apr 8, 2020Fine WallsIt’s been more than a month since we started working from home and about a month since our county put the shelter-in-place in effect. We’ve limited our outdoor trips just to walks every evening, and grocery shopping once a week. The rules and recommendations around the importance and usefulness of…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Dec 6, 2019Summary: Behind the Smiles by RevealIn March 2014 when I got an offer from Amazon for a summer internship, I couldn’t have been happier. I was happy for two reasons, one, because I needed a break from interviewing and two because it was Amazon. …Amazon7 min readAmazon7 min read
Nov 27, 2019Entrepreneurship and DogsIn 2013, I was working in a startup with a team of about 10 engineers when one day, we were all called for a team meeting. The founders were in the meeting so we knew it was something important. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Nov 8, 2019Time to Read“But I soon came to feel that teaching these sensitive young souls Latin and mathematics was cheating them of something far more essential — what they needed wasn’t dry information but hope, the kind that comes from being transported into a dream-world of possibility.” — Helen Fagin, in The Velocity…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Jul 29, 2019Unconscious HighSomething amazing happened with me a couple of weeks back. I finished a big bike ride up in Colorado. Through three mountain passes, at a high elevation, a long and beautiful 120 mile day-ride. It’s my longest ride so far and frankly the most ambitious goal I set for myself…Cycling3 min readCycling3 min read
Jul 14, 2019I’ve Got No TimeHave you ever asked a friend or a colleague to do something and got “Sorry, I didn’t get time to do it”? I’ve definitely gotten a lot of those and frankly, I have told that to a lot of people too. What do you think that actually means? 1. They really…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
