By Nagaraju Pappu on December 28, 2006
In this article, We describe some personal experiences in Freelancing and a particular culture influences our human relationships. Knowing this would help us avoid some general pitfalls and unnecessary heartaches.
Posted in Musings | Tagged Consulting, Perspectives, Problem Solving, Trends
By Nagaraju Pappu on December 27, 2006
This article is a concept note on freelancing in India – how to start as a freelancer, how to survive as a freelancer and some practical advise and the common myths. Many young people write to me about freelancing, so I hope this serves as a basic guideline to all of them.
Posted in Musings | Tagged Consulting, Perspectives, Problem Solving
By Nagaraju Pappu on December 15, 2006
This article is a short guide on how to survive as a freelancer.It is not easy to be a freelancer. Most freelancers want work, not a job – which makes it tough for them in the long run. They want freedom, they value competency, they think they bring real expertise to the table and want to continue to enjoy the challenge of work.
Posted in Musings | Tagged Consulting, Perspectives, Problem Solving
By Nagaraju Pappu on December 11, 2006
Most of the computing science and the consequent business models are the creations of enlightened hippies. They were the only people capable of such subtlety of thought and action. They even managed to get vast amounts of funding from the very same people that they resolved to dethrone them from their seats of power!! Understanding this is the key to how service oriented computing works and why object oriented technologies are so difficult to master. This article is a look into the shaman culture in computing and its contribution to object technologies and many programming paradigms.
Posted in Design Techniques | Tagged Design Theory, Heuristics, Non-Linear Thinking, Problem Solving, Semantics
By Nagaraju Pappu on December 3, 2006
In this article, I describe the process of problem solving and the heuristic method that is involved using Music as an analogy. The relationship between Music and Sound is very similar to the relationship between creative problem solving and construction of an artifact that conforms to strict rules of physics and engineering.
In the last post, [...]
Posted in Design Techniques | Tagged Design Theory, Heuristics, Non-Linear Thinking, Problem Solving, Semantics