The most important essence of the software products industry, that I have learnt over the past 4 years is undoubtedly , teamwork. It helps to make better products, better people and better companies. In the companies I have worked with I have been fortunate to be associated with strong teams, work wise or otherwise.
At HP we believed in one team, one aim. At Sterling it is pretty much the same. Though corporate work cultures differ, the foundation remains the same, "How strong is your team"!
Individual qualities do count. Lets say leadership, intelligence, hardwork , commitement, innovation. People have all or some of the qualities in some measure or the other. But the strongest and most potent mixture is an amalgamation of all of these. Who would you lead if you dont have people to follow and believe in you. How would you expand your vision if you dont have someone to bounce your thoughts on. How would you create if you dont brainstorm. 5 minds thinking together is better than a storm inside your brain! I have always felt nice to do something good at work, but I feel terrific when someone from my team comes and tells me that what I made would help all of them! You see success is not always personal. It is relative!
Of course the one thing you must underplay in a team is your individual ego! One must have the humility to learn and the selflessness to appreciate and encourage others! The power of an idea gets expanded manifold when shared and built upon! This is where commitment and work ethics come at play! I believe all it takes is that bit of self esteem and a pinch of humanity!
Caught on an Archie's Mug " Teamwork : the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results"
to be contd. While I tell you about some great teams I have worked with! And some not so great ones!
2009-09-18
2009-09-15
2009-09-14
..and thenSome!
I read this beautiful poem today morning. Many have spoken of Arunachal's beauty but very few have captured it so absolutely.
Experience Arunachal..
Do not stay too long
by the river.
The river is a
wayward god.
It is an elephant, a lion - sometimes they call it horse;
One Summer we thought it was a peacock,
turning in the yellow sand, filling our eyes with gold.
I saw a woman floating in a lily pond
In a mountain covered in mist,
wrapped in a cloud
streaming with tendrils and pollen dust
I thought the river is a woman.
A country , a name,
A note of music trapped in the white current.
A sheet of paper carrying a secret map-
The skyline is where it begins, between the darkness
and the summit in the birthplace of thirst.
Do not stay too long by the river.
It is a drowning spirit,
A strong armed god drawing and withdrawing such seasons-
Flowing River,
Standing Still;
River Sea. River Ocean.
River of all our summers collecting the salt of our lives.
PS: I didn't feel this blog needs an illustration. There is so much color in it!
Experience Arunachal..
Do not stay too long
by the river.
The river is a
wayward god.
It is an elephant, a lion - sometimes they call it horse;
One Summer we thought it was a peacock,
turning in the yellow sand, filling our eyes with gold.
I saw a woman floating in a lily pond
In a mountain covered in mist,
wrapped in a cloud
streaming with tendrils and pollen dust
I thought the river is a woman.
A country , a name,
A note of music trapped in the white current.
A sheet of paper carrying a secret map-
The skyline is where it begins, between the darkness
and the summit in the birthplace of thirst.
Do not stay too long by the river.
It is a drowning spirit,
A strong armed god drawing and withdrawing such seasons-
Flowing River,
Standing Still;
River Sea. River Ocean.
River of all our summers collecting the salt of our lives.
PS: I didn't feel this blog needs an illustration. There is so much color in it!
Being a NULL pointer!
So..
I am a Software Test engg. with 4 years of irrelevant industry experience. In all the highest highs( MVC fmwks,linux and Oracle 11g) and lowest lows(iseries, AIX 5.3,DB2) , of technology, the one bit that has really fascinated me are the exceptions!
As a tester I could always raise a sev1 P1 bug the moment I saw one! And there were always so many, a java heap here, an array out of bonds a null pointer an IOexecption..Gee! And as a quest of pure academic interest I was intrigued by who invented them, classified them and where could i find more!
The exceptions define me so well. Ironically I am fine tuned in the art of finding them and yet
I am exceptionally flawed!
Exceptions defy rules.And they are definitely beyond any level of structured error handling! ( sounds familiar!)
A null pointer indicates that it points to no object.. so reminiscent of me!.My friend taught me that a Null Pointer should not be caught, they should be resolved. As they mean "flaws in your program". For example you can always declare/catch a "throws IOException".. But a null pointer tch tch.. int k = 0 ;100/k ; Improperly written "code" would always throw a null pointer.
To be contd: I have an entire list to go before I throw an arrayoutofbounds!!
I am a Software Test engg. with 4 years of irrelevant industry experience. In all the highest highs( MVC fmwks,linux and Oracle 11g) and lowest lows(iseries, AIX 5.3,DB2) , of technology, the one bit that has really fascinated me are the exceptions!
As a tester I could always raise a sev1 P1 bug the moment I saw one! And there were always so many, a java heap here, an array out of bonds a null pointer an IOexecption..Gee! And as a quest of pure academic interest I was intrigued by who invented them, classified them and where could i find more!
The exceptions define me so well. Ironically I am fine tuned in the art of finding them and yet
I am exceptionally flawed!
Exceptions defy rules.And they are definitely beyond any level of structured error handling! ( sounds familiar!)
A null pointer indicates that it points to no object.. so reminiscent of me!.My friend taught me that a Null Pointer should not be caught, they should be resolved. As they mean "flaws in your program". For example you can always declare/catch a "throws IOException".. But a null pointer tch tch.. int k = 0 ;100/k ; Improperly written "code" would always throw a null pointer.
To be contd: I have an entire list to go before I throw an arrayoutofbounds!!
2009-09-02
Tryst with Tonsils
So..The first time they swelled up to the size of medieval boulders was when I bunked college to eat ice cream! There hasn't been any looking back since!
We have shared a love hate relationship since that first date at Sankey Tank. Of course variety has been the spice of our lives..Various doctors, Varied antibiotics, Multiple Mutations, Variety of grub, and of course a huge retinue of hospital pals!
Many summers ago,I bunked college and ran away with my then love of life to an exiting date at Sankey tank. People who know this place would know what a hub of activity it is for lovers and lazy people! And to cater to the whims and fancies of the fauna , there are the bhel walas, the chat walas, the bhutta walas, the cucumber wala and the kwality ice cream wala! In the heat of the afternoon sun me and love of life decided to dig into ice lollies! Ah what super pleasure in life..the orange ice lolly dripping away,melting in my mouth and slurrp!
The next day I had an ice glacier stuck in my throat and it hurt damn bad! Doctor ENT specialist at Ramiah hospital took one look and said "nod - nod tch tch infected tonsils" :( .. I felt like Satya from the pepsodent ad! Mummy ko jhoot bolunga ki Ice cream khaya!
That was then..
There were some other chronic occurrences on and off , pretty much in a gap of few months. One of the worst was when we traveled all the way from college to Electronic City in a polluted maze of traffic called "bangalore". I had a final round interview with a company and then had to be back at college for another. Man! That night was crazy.. I had got both the jobs. The morning after sucked! ( As it usually so often does ;). That week while everyone celebrated at placement parties I nursed a lump..in my throat!
While at HP, one of the funniest was the day I danced to "maar dala" in the afternoon heat. I was thirsty before the dance and took a swig of a concoction which I later discovered had a potent amount of white rum! La de la la.. I couldn't have danced to a more apt song. The next day I was not only down with tonsillitis but a generous dose of "swelling of lymph nodes" as well!
This has been my 8th year in Bangalore, the city of "dust in your nose"! Almost 7 years since my first date with the then love of my life!
Loves of my life have come n gone. Often!
The only 7 year itch, I guess, I have ever experienced are my tonsils! And I know that this itch aint going anywhere too soon,because we always have a reason to get back together! :)
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