Gunjan टांक

This blog is quite different from the rest. Not sure whether I would publish something like this again but it’s sort of my personal unpublished “Tweetstorm” and a checkpoint having little bit of philosophy, little bit of practicality on the things I have seen around me with a handful of them being personal learnings. The art of saying “no” and to say it well is one of the most important thing you have to learn. ...

Of all the problems of the 21st century, I believe a massive one is an affordable education for the masses. This problem affects millions for probably a quarter of their life as they try to pay off their debts for the fancy degree worth hundreds of dollars. To me, it never made sense to pay 8000$ for a three-credit course ranging only over three months. I think it’s a massive failure on our part how we operate as a society. ...

In early 2020, I became a full-time remote employee. I have always loved remote right from the days when I used to work from home once/twice a week. A 100% remote job was something I had never explored before but always wanted to. I never really saw a point of going to a real office in any dev job except for some socialising. My day to day commute got up to 4 hours sometimes. ...

This is a really impromptu blog I didnt' even hope, I would publish. It should not even be coming from someone who’s probably just over a year old in the industry. Over the past year, if I have to think, learning to review PR’s ( pull requests ) have significantly made me pick up more than I hoped for. Being a software engineer, one can see some beautiful artsy work while mostly reviewing pull requests :P ...

Disclaimer: Off late, I have been trying to say this out loud in the most appropriate manner, but trying to find a way which is not offensive to anybody has been futile. So, I have decided to write about it with utmost honesty. This post is solely about my experience in tech communities and may not be in line with yours. So if you are reading this blog, please read with a light heart and think of it as an alternate perspective from a person in early stages of career and communities who might need enlightenment (and trust me, I am all ears for it). ...

Well let me start off by admitting a fact about me. I am not a reader. Over the years, I have lost the patience of sitting through a book. So after I heard about audible, I decided to try it out. I chose it as I like to explore diverse perspectives on spirituality. The book describes the spiritual journey of a very successful yet unhappy lawyer named Julian mantle, who sells off all his possessions after a stroke in search of the meaning of life. ...