Author: tpradeep20

English-Class
Nov
25
Children School Students

Sprightly Saturdays

 

The walls of the corridor had portraits of national leaders, the maps of the state of Telangana and the country map of India. It was filled with National Anthem, the National Song, and more. The paint was wearing off slightly, but it seemed to hold everything together. The corridor was laid with rough stones that […]

e-reader
Apr
16
Reading

Warming up to e-reading!

 

I tried reading from my PC, my smart phone. I tried the Kindle. I’ve been building software applications for over 20 years, but it took me some time to warm up to e-reading. Last month, after some effort, I finally finished reading an entire book in its digital format! How is it different from reading […]

Big ball of Mud
Mar
25
Everyday Life Everyday Stories Nostalgic

Big Ball of Mud

 

In Software design, a Big Ball of Mud is usually referred to a system that is incomprehensible, designed without any standards, lacks proper structure, and hard to maintain. However, these are not what we are talking about today. Interestingly, some Big Balls of Mud (literally and figuratively), carry precious stories with them. A couple of […]

Rubik's cubes
Jan
22
Everyday Stories School

The search for 𝑥!

 

I started indulging in some seventh grade math lately. It helped me in two ways, firstly, I started re-learning and it rekindled my love for Geometry. I felt like the clock had turned backward as I discussed the language of a seventh grader. Secondly, and more importantly, my buddy started sharing interesting anecdotes from his […]