Mission ASP.net

Its been high time I have been into windows developing..wpf mostly..I think its long enough to get a taste of the web too..thats whats hot and cooking...i guess..coz everyone is asking that.So I think I should take the plunge into it...the sooner the better.
Bluffing away @ interviews saying i have theoretical knowledge in jsp(was trained in Java quite a while ago) blah blah blah... doesn't seem to work I guess...they say why U when I have someone having work ex in ASP itself :)
Good Question!!!

So I am on this mission...to learn ASP.net..hopefully :)
edit:
Got hold of some books..let's see how it goes

Seek the problem, Not the Solution

It’s not uncommon to have problems in life, and so in the application/code that you write. I am not being too techie here.
It’s just I am relating my thoughts to something technical.
Being a software engineer, writing code is inevitable in my day-to-day life and so comes bugs :)
I spend a lot of time sitting on to solve bugs(of late it’s been eating away my head) and so do I see people around me, at my workplace, doing the same.

I always go in seek of the problem that caused the bug, rather than to find a solution for the bug.
Certain others go in seek of the solution for the bug, rather than the problem that caused the bug.
So am I not saying the same thing in two different ways….solving the bug!!!!
But they are not…at least for me :)

Seeking for the problem gives you the solution for the bug and also a better understanding of the code that you have written. You seek for the problem because you feel the mistake is at your part, maybe a implementation one or a logical one.
Seeking for the solution too solves the bug but does not give you a better understanding of that you have done. Mostly the solution might be a workaround to cover up some of your own mistakes, which went unnoticed, as you were too concerned of the solution for the bug and not the problem for the bug. This might really not solve the bug too, it might just be a temporary fix or a specific scenario fix.

This is just an example.
Same goes in the day to day life. Whenever you go in seek for solutions you are actually creating more problems for yourself.
Maybe a real life example(non technical :)) would do good.
Say you are a spendthrift and you keep spending away all what you get.
Need money urgently?? Solution is to borrow from your friend. Does it really solve the problem??
Nope !! The problem here is that you are spendthrift. So try to change that and not keep borrowing :).

Don’t be happy with the solution, hunt down the problem.
Happy hunting :)

Hero or a Cheat????

Luis Suárez....that name would be said few more times, at least till Uruguay's fate is decided in FIFA WC 2010.
Early Saturday morning(IST),witnessed some dramatic moments of WC 2010.With the game about to be pushed into the shootout,which it did end up eventually,Ghana was to score a goal of substitute Dominic Adiyiah's header which was denied by Suárez with his 'hands'.The drama ended as Asamoah Gyan struck the crossbar for the penalty awarded and the match moved on to shootout,which saw Uruguay through to the best 4....shattering the African hopes.
Is he a Hero or a Cheat????
Wasn't it something anyone would have done?
Wasn't that a reaction rather than a response to a situation?
Ghana could have scored in the penalty awarded.But is just a penalty enough instead of a sure shot goal?

Would it be the next 'Hand Of God'??

Hero Or Cheat,fouls are committed knowingly and unknowingly in any game,as in football,as in this dramatic game.

So the play goes on says referee and so does Uruguay without him into the final 4

edit: Not too far says Netherlands,putting an end to the Uruguay's tale of WC 2010

.....confused

Its been a long time since I have last blogged.Ask me for the reason,the only one I would have is 'no time'.
But is it the truth?
Not sure..but still I don't have one good reason.So then what I am writing about.Am I trying to discover it through writing....hopefully yes.
One thing is sure but, life for the past few months have been monotonous,which makes me repeat 'no time' again and again for many a things including blogging.
Office has been quite boring,tiring and a bit irritating for the last few months.Hey but IT was your favorite ,which made you choose Computer Science stream.
It still is.
Then what?Is it the environment?the nature of work?is it the people?... thats bugging you.
Won't this be the same anywhere you end up,after your 3 months notice period.Oh yeah I have put my papers,currently into the second month of notice period.So whats the big deal in all this switching if it would be back to square one in an alien place.
Am I saying don't switch your job.love the company.stay there as long as they don't push you out.
No.Never.
Then what.
Am I confusing you..Can't be sorry for that.

Already I am....


....Confused

Do Stars Count????

Quite a few of you might be thinking on what this "Stars" are :).It's nothing other than the " little medals under ones Display Name ".Think I have put you again in thought.Not for too long but,it is the MSDN forum rating that I am talking about.
I started answering posts as a pastime.Soon I noticed this little stars ,varying in count, under different display names.A little bit of exploration gave me this piece of information.
The 'Pastime' turned an 'Addiction'.

"Do they pay you??"
"Are you rewarded??"
"They might give you something!!""

The common statements that I heard, whenever people see me browse the forum.
None of these were the reason for my addiction though.It was just the personal satisfaction I get from answering the questions, a new learning and a different perspective for some of the problems I had already faced.

"It's not money that always counts.....
                  .....Stars too count"

Ebook Or Hard Copy

Hi,
Of late I have developed the habit of reading books,most of them technical and few others which i feel interesting or of controversial topics.Now in the era of computers you get all the books of choice available right at the click of a button.But I prefer the Hard copies rather than the soft one.
Usually I go through the e-version of the book to get a feel about it,before buying.
Whether to read the ebook or the hard copy is purely of personal interest.I prefer the latter just coz of the feeling of having a book in hand and reading is great rather than sitting in front of a monitor/pda.Moreover I spent a lot of time in front of the monitor,coz my work demands it ,so i just don't want to add a reason to spend more.

The question is not "which is better",it's just about getting into the habit of reading :)

Happy Reading :)