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Now a Professional Pythonista at Points!
I have been working for the past month as a Software Development Engineer at Points International. While my role is not officially as a Python developer, a large portion of my work is building Python applications, services and libraries. Also I get to develop in Java as well and maintain some very well engineered systems…
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Diving into the Deep End with Python
Where I Stand with Java Most of my professional experience in software development has centered around Java. That should be no surprise as I learnt Java in university, and all the trappings that go with it: Javadoc, the Java Standard API, Eclipse and JUnit. My professional work exposed me to JSP, Servlets, SpringMVC, Struts, JDBC,…
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Does Complexity Necessarily Translate Into Capability?
Two months ago I started work as a Java developer at Bluerush Media Group. Shifting gears back into Java EE/JSP/Servlet and mostly backend work from Android development definitely took a while. On one hand my work now is hidden behind layers and layers of servers, middleware and other “businessy” systems. I definitely miss being able…
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Kicking Tires
This week, I’ve started working on my delayed projects again. I feel exhausted from the week. But I also can not wait to play around with my projects. Learning Qt I’ve always admired the KDE and Qt developers. They make some of the most innovative and interesting technology in the consumer-desktop-mobile land. I’ve decided to…
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Shifting Sands and Schedules
I’m blogging this entry fairly late in the day today. I will enjoy sleeping longer and missing being in the office before the sunrises. At least I will enjoy these guilty pleasures for the next couple of weeks. Hence my blogging schedule will be thrown out of whack. But I don’t mind the extra sleep. …
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Maemo Hacking and Project Revivals
With such a cold wet summer, I thought I would spend more time hacking. Yet this year spare time is a scarce commodity and most of that time I find myself far from a proper development workstation. Fortunately with an Internet tablet in my pocket, I can at least start on learning about Maemo development.…
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The Open Source Gamer Looking for Work
I am currently looking for work, so if anyone is interested in a software developer or software engineer position please let me know. I have experience from university (finished my B.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Toronto) and from my open source projects in: Java development. PHP and JSP scripting. Database (MySQL and…
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The Insanity Returns
If one looks for trouble, one usually finds it. I guess the same applies to work. After a few months, huddled in the sanctity of university studies, I emerge to realize how much work needs my attention. A computer glitch almost killed my graduation. Weeds sprouted on the front yard, where the planned stone and…
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Quiet Morning
This morning seems so quiet. The lack of any real sounds, with the notable exception of the wind, make everything seem so un-alive. Its quite disquieting actually. The only real sound (other than the typing of keys) is the sound of mental lemmings, walking around. That my friend, is the sound of writer’s block. Coming…
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Adjusting to the New Universe
The new reality of me being in school, and the prospect of working during the same time is slowly starting to sink in. Still its this sitting in front of a computer doing either homework or chores… trying to catch up. I mean I am catching up. Already I have made progress in my Visual…