Writing

Around 2007, I created my home page on a free PHP host and a blog on Blogger. The two websites have served me well for nearly 8 years, but they were long past du...

In literature, The Competent (Wo)man is a character who exhibits a very wide range of abilities and knowledge. The idea is similar to a Polymath or a Renaissanc...

My answer on Quora to What does it mean for a software company/startup to be able to iterate quickly?:

My answer on Quora to How can you validate an idea before jumping in and actually implementing it?:

My answer on Quora to What do you give a child as good reasons for why he/she should read?:

Update: The book is now published! Get yourself a copy at hello-startup.net!

Inspired by a reddit discussion, I decided to create short blog post to ask two questions:

Here’s the showdown you’ve been waiting for: Node.js vs Play Framework. Both are popular open source web frameworks that are built for developer productivity, asy...

There is a meme going around that too many programmers are wasting their careers working on meaningless software: they spend all their time trying to get people...

My hand is over my mouth, my eyes are watering, and I’m trying to hold my breath, but every few seconds, my throat tries to turn itself inside out. Most smells,...