Status Update
Posted by Srinath
It's been a while since I posted anything worthwhile. This is a brief update on what I'm upto and what plans I have for this blog
1) I'm planning a minor update to dScript - to fix a couple of minor bugs, and make it easier to customize (Done!)
2) Work has started on a comprehensive PHP User authentication system - something that is simple, secure and has loads of customization options. I know there are a lot of options around, but I was looking for something that is pure OO and is extensible. It will require PHP 5+ compiled with PDO. Will be released with an appropriate open source license once done
3) Will release an PHP API for ZNISMS service. It is by far the best bulk SMS service I've used and I would heartily recommend it to anyone searching for such a service in India.
Other than this, I've finally figured out a bit more about JavaScript than before and even though they aren't new, I will put up those as code snippets for those who might find it helpful.
Code On.
Welcoming a new author
Posted by Srinath
I'd like to welcome my friend Sandeep as a new author on this blog. In the meantime, I'll be taking a temporary leave of absence, and entrust this blog to him, whom I trust to make better use of this space. You can find him at twitter as @sandyssn and email him at sandeep [AT] iambot [DOT] net
See you when I see you.
India and cheap IT
Posted by Srinath
As an Indian, I don't consider IT to be a savior of the country. Just don't. Sure it THE fastest growing sector, and booming along with mobile and internet penetration in the country, but its known as a place for cheap labor, and not otherwise. India probably needed such a boom for its economic revival, but at what cost? The companies hire in thousands, dumping the freshers right out of college in one of their many development sheds, where they code as zombies all day, day after day. And the sad part is, they don't mind it!
Hello bizzhost
Posted by Srinath
Yup, I managed to upgrade my blog without any accidents, unlike the last time I moved from Habari. I'm now hosted on bizzhost on their tiny plan which costs me Rs 350 a year (yea, damn cheap!) The plan does have its limitations, but I'll do just fine. Not only is it faster, its also offers pretty comprehensive options panel, and again its cheap.
So cheers to the move, and I'll fix the remaining weak spots in the next couple of hours.
Hello WordPress!
Posted by Srinath
I'm back! After struggling for almost 2 months, I've shifted from habari. Don't get me wrong, its a great blogging system. Just that it isn't suited to my needs. And I'm not ready for it yet, in the sense that I don't have the time or knowledge to fiddle around and fix bugs and plugins that are broken.
I'm still am running a barebones wordpress install, and I recon it will take sometime before I customize it to suite my needs. But first, I need to recreate a few pages so that some external links aren't broken.
Cheers!