We are now decades into ERP, Internet and Enterprise software. Multiple years into social media. So many sites, apps and softwares come and go. So many sites and apps are now in decline. There should be a framework & programming language just like we have Hibernate, Spring, Dot Net, Swift and others to revive old…… Continue reading Framework for reviving old software projects
Author: Neil Harwani
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Being practical and employable in IT industry
Here are some tips on being practical and employable in IT industry: Motivation, attitude, emotional quotient are key. Many studies have shown that earlier model of only IQ has its pitfalls. You need to have the right emotional quotient with IQ to succeed Your habits make you succeed. Surf news sites like www.economictimes.com, www.zdnet.com, www.moneycontrol.com,…… Continue reading Being practical and employable in IT industry
Balanced software architecture
Humanity is facing unprecedented challenges of climate change, violence, wars, diseases, etc. One of the reasons is development not in unison with universal rules and facts. In physics there are fundamental forces around gravity, atom, electricity, fusion/fission, energy, thermodynamics, quantum, etc. All physical things are quantified using mathematics. If our development is in unison with…… Continue reading Balanced software architecture
Reasonably right decisions – Humanoid framework for AI
I have a perplexing philosophical question. Currently by using our intelligence and common sense we are able to reach reasonable security. Buy authentic, check promoters/owners, check architecture, feedback, surf, read, sites, notes, work, code, etc, this gets us to a reasonably right decision. But technology is exploding. Beyond a point of complexity we won’t be able…… Continue reading Reasonably right decisions – Humanoid framework for AI
Software memories
Many people around us work in tough situations and professions like defense, police, offshore oil rigs, etc. We should have a project where we download their thoughts onto a computer like backup of computer. If they pass away their family will miss them, we cant bring them back but we can definitely give them a…… Continue reading Software memories
Integrate and evolve with digital, not resist and disrupt
We hear lot of thoughts by people worrying about integrating with digital world like cloud, internet and so on with respect to privacy. Humanity is all about evolution and not about resist and disrupt. What we need to do is embrace the digital world and find best practices and standards to move forward. Digital is…… Continue reading Integrate and evolve with digital, not resist and disrupt
One version of truth
With so many systems, sub systems across the world in web, dark web and internal networks we have various versions of truth in each system. Truth in these systems may or may not be exactly the same version or even be fully/partially right in all/few/one system. We have search across systems but we don’t have…… Continue reading One version of truth
Encryption
We all have seen passwords, SSL, HTTPS, public private keys, hashing, salting, digital signature, biometrics, honeypots, vpn key generating token, etc. which are ways of achieving authentication, security and encryption. But what if we use our surroundings and few other parameters as a private key/password. You store profiles for your home, your office, garden you…… Continue reading Encryption
Race to be leaner, lighter, faster – limits will hit us
Whether jet engines, aircrafts, IT outsourcing, manufacturing or services there is a race to be leaner, faster, better, higher quality, etc with lesser resources – humans or machines or steel or fibre. In itself its an oxymoron or irony though not always. It actually stops innovation at times. Let us look how: Innovation and peak…… Continue reading Race to be leaner, lighter, faster – limits will hit us
Continuous interaction and collaboration rather than fixed time and schedule meetings
Working over the years in the Information Technology industry I have learned that face to face interactions lead to success in delivery and innovation which are the important areas in this industry. But this is the result of imperfect interactions from a distance. For this let us analyze what is a successful interaction: Successful interactions for…… Continue reading Continuous interaction and collaboration rather than fixed time and schedule meetings