This blog is the solution to the earlier stated problem : Solve the Deadlock . : Read the error message carefully. Its more helpful than we tend to think. . The error tells us that the problem happened during the update of the ‘person’ object. . So, let us start looking at the… Continue reading
A piece of code gave a DB deadlock error. Figure out the reason ! ( and possibly the solution ) . The code is in Python. But the trivia is less about the code and more about problem-solving. . Write your answers in the comments section. The first few right answers get a shoutout. .… Continue reading
We techies do not pay attention to our clothes and dressing sense. This blog is to help explain the bad habit and try to convince us otherwise. . Some of the things I mention today will sound prejudicial. (partially because the issues are culture-related). . My background . Growing up in a North Indian small-town,… Continue reading
This book both discomforted and taught me. . T Harv Eker talks about differences in the ways rich and poor people think about money. While other writers might discuss the same ideas in an abstract manner. Like – think positively about money. Eker shares concrete actions like “do not be jealous of the rich”. Saying… Continue reading
Covid times are tough for job seekers. On one hand, technology has taken out jobs. On the other, companies have cut jobs due to financial strains. . LinkedIn pleas asking help, to get a job, are aplenty. As job seekers, what do we do ? Here is an approach that on one hand is NOT… Continue reading
“Let me know if there is anything I can do” … interjected Rohit. This was the first time he had interrupted. But I already knew it was gonna be a long unproductive meeting … . The interruptions irritated the problem-solvers. Regardless Rohit continued “I can write a short program, a script or get on a… Continue reading
What are the common breakdowns in a software-making machine ? . In the previous blog, we looked at how a software-making machine works. Meaning, how a software company functions. (https://techwiddeep.com/software-producing-machine/) Continuing the discussion, we look at the common problems at a software company. In other words, common problems within a software-making machine. .The first spot… Continue reading
In the world of softwares, have we ever thought how software companies work ? Let’s try and understand by looking at a software company like a machine; one that produces code. . First parts . Introduction begins with … . . Client . These are the guys who need problems solved. .They speak human Language,… Continue reading
Techies overvalue technology, and sometimes it hurts them badly ! . Story begins . John and team received a freshly minted contract to build an application. The required app was medium complexity. And, the contract was the first major one the organisation had received. . As it were, not only the contract, but also the… Continue reading
Companies that squelch thinking can lo longer compete with companies that champion thinking. Nor can you bully a subordinate into becoming a genius. Since the modern, scientifically conceived corporation was invented in the early half of the twentieth century, thinking has been sacrificed in favour of forwarding the interests of the “team player”. Fair enough.… Continue reading