Comments for Life, programming etc. http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com Musings on experiences in life and programming. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Lisp vs. Haskell by mmwaikar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/lisp-vs-haskell/#comment-604 mmwaikar Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:18:54 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-604 Wow, that's a revelation to me (especially because I was settled in Pune, before moving to US), thanks tor the info. Unsurprisingly, only a startup or some such company could use Clojure :) Your project definitely looks interesting, however if you are interested in Lisp you might want to check Weblocks - http://common-lisp.net/project/cl-weblocks/ Wow, that’s a revelation to me (especially because I was settled in Pune, before moving to US), thanks tor the info. Unsurprisingly, only a startup or some such company could use Clojure :) Your project definitely looks interesting, however if you are interested in Lisp you might want to check Weblocks – http://common-lisp.net/project/cl-weblocks/

]]> Comment on Lisp vs. Haskell by Shantanu Kumar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/lisp-vs-haskell/#comment-602 Shantanu Kumar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:41:44 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-602 These guys are using Clojure (they are a newly formed startup) -- http://paisa.com/ I am not sure if any other company is working on Clojure in India. If you happen to find out please give me a shout. I was fishing for a glimmer of hope, but you are right -- Indian companies are more into maintenance/support work. I am not sure about use of Clojure at ThoughtWorks either. My shameless plug: http://code.google.com/p/bitumenframework/ These guys are using Clojure (they are a newly formed startup) — http://paisa.com/

I am not sure if any other company is working on Clojure in India. If you happen to find out please give me a shout. I was fishing for a glimmer of hope, but you are right — Indian companies are more into maintenance/support work. I am not sure about use of Clojure at ThoughtWorks either.

My shameless plug: http://code.google.com/p/bitumenframework/

]]> Comment on Lisp vs. Haskell by mmwaikar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/lisp-vs-haskell/#comment-601 mmwaikar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:22:02 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-601 No, and I doubt any company starts using it in near future. Sorry for sounding pessimistic, but the fact is that (on-site) clients dictate the use of technologies / frameworks for people working offshore (in India). For instance, in .Net world (since my primary platform is .Net), you'll find few companies in India that use NHibernate or Spring.Net (to be frank, the use of open source frameworks in .Net is poor in US too). So if the companies don't even use newer or better frameworks, it is highly unlikely that an Indian software company will use a completely new language. I don't know how long have you worked in software in India and if you noticed this or not, but as per my observation most big Indian software service providers prefer maintenance / support type of work rather than doing fresh development. So it will be a shocking surprise for me to hear an Indian company working in Clojure :) The only exception to this might be ThoughtWorks (who have offices in Bangalore, Pune and Chennai). They already prefer to work in Ruby as compared to Java / .Net. So good luck and let me know if you find any Indian company working in Clojure. No, and I doubt any company starts using it in near future. Sorry for sounding pessimistic, but the fact is that (on-site) clients dictate the use of technologies / frameworks for people working offshore (in India). For instance, in .Net world (since my primary platform is .Net), you’ll find few companies in India that use NHibernate or Spring.Net (to be frank, the use of open source frameworks in .Net is poor in US too). So if the companies don’t even use newer or better frameworks, it is highly unlikely that an Indian software company will use a completely new language. I don’t know how long have you worked in software in India and if you noticed this or not, but as per my observation most big Indian software service providers prefer maintenance / support type of work rather than doing fresh development.

So it will be a shocking surprise for me to hear an Indian company working in Clojure :) The only exception to this might be ThoughtWorks (who have offices in Bangalore, Pune and Chennai). They already prefer to work in Ruby as compared to Java / .Net. So good luck and let me know if you find any Indian company working in Clojure.

]]> Comment on Lisp vs. Haskell by Shantanu Kumar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/lisp-vs-haskell/#comment-600 Shantanu Kumar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:55:00 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-600 Are you aware of any company in India that uses Clojure? Thanks in advance. Are you aware of any company in India that uses Clojure? Thanks in advance.

]]> Comment on The Speaking Tree by Sagar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/guru-gyaan/articles/the-speaking-tree/#comment-581 Sagar Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:08:56 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/the-speaking-tree/#comment-581 Articles r gr8 so i wanna read more for gr8 things Articles r gr8
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]]> Comment on Resume by parag medsinge http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/resume/#comment-576 parag medsinge Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:55:11 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/resume/#comment-576 Hi Manoj How are you ? Writing to you after long time , hope things are going smoothly at your end . I have completed 1 year at Eclipsys . Rest is fine. You can mail me @ paragmedsinge@yahoo.com Hi Manoj
How are you ? Writing to you after long time , hope things are going smoothly at your end . I have completed 1 year at Eclipsys . Rest is fine.
You can mail me @ paragmedsinge@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on Living without… by The meaning of life « Life, programming etc. http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/living-without/#comment-526 The meaning of life « Life, programming etc. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:38:03 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-526 [...] first obituary I liked was covered in this post of mine. The other one which I read today and liked (because it contains pearls of wisdom) about [...] [...] first obituary I liked was covered in this post of mine. The other one which I read today and liked (because it contains pearls of wisdom) about [...]

]]> Comment on An easy life doesn’t teach us anything by mmwaikar http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/an-easy-life-doesnt-teach-us-anything/#comment-402 mmwaikar Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:35:17 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-402 I think even I didn't get it when I saw the video for the first time. And as it is said, that you have to be in the right frame of mind for that light bulb to glow, I was reading a book called "Flow: The psychology of optimal experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, in which he explains how some activities are basically more fulfilling than others. For ex, in rock climbing, you are so immersed in the moment, that you don't think of past or future (to prevent yourself from falling); you are in the 'NOW', so he says that if some work is done without thinking of rewards but just for the pleasure of it, there are more chances of you experiencing the "Flow". So, then I asked Aboli to watch the video, and although I wasn't fully attentive to it, suddenly this thought crossed my mind, because Damien clearly mentions that initially he didn't know what to do. That's the story behind point no. 1, and I keep myself reminding about it often ;) I think even I didn’t get it when I saw the video for the first time. And as it is said, that you have to be in the right frame of mind for that light bulb to glow, I was reading a book called “Flow: The psychology of optimal experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, in which he explains how some activities are basically more fulfilling than others. For ex, in rock climbing, you are so immersed in the moment, that you don’t think of past or future (to prevent yourself from falling); you are in the ‘NOW’, so he says that if some work is done without thinking of rewards but just for the pleasure of it, there are more chances of you experiencing the “Flow”.

So, then I asked Aboli to watch the video, and although I wasn’t fully attentive to it, suddenly this thought crossed my mind, because Damien clearly mentions that initially he didn’t know what to do. That’s the story behind point no. 1, and I keep myself reminding about it often ;)

]]> Comment on An easy life doesn’t teach us anything by Raj Radhakrishnan http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/an-easy-life-doesnt-teach-us-anything/#comment-399 Raj Radhakrishnan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:10:53 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-399 I too watched the video. I was very impressed with his achievement and it's very motivating. #1 was something really true. I didn't infer that until I read your post. I too watched the video. I was very impressed with his achievement and it’s very motivating. #1 was something really true. I didn’t infer that until I read your post.

]]> Comment on An easy life doesn’t teach us anything by ggw_bach http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/an-easy-life-doesnt-teach-us-anything/#comment-356 ggw_bach Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:09:19 +0000 http://mmwaikar.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-356 so true. Through challenges and hardship I've learnt the meaningful lessons in life. To appreciate the simple things, to trust in myself. coasting through life doesn't get you anywhere!! so true. Through challenges and hardship I’ve learnt the meaningful lessons in life. To appreciate the simple things, to trust in myself.

coasting through life doesn’t get you anywhere!!

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