Observations from my Frame of Reference

          I am a developer with six years of experience, having worked in both startup and enterprise environments. I began my journey at Ola Financial Services, a small startup, where I navigated daily chaos and contributed to multiple product deliveries within a short span.   For the past five years, I have been with Flipkart, where  we have shipped numerous products, pulled many late nights performing NFR , tackled production issues, stretched through weekends to meet timelines, mentored several juniors and  learned from experienced seniors.           I am writing this article to share the strategies that help me stay efficient—both as an individual and as a team player. If you use any techniques that aren’t mentioned here, I encourage you to share them in the comments. 1. Get maximum Clarity           Try to get utmost clarity of the task at hand. Iterations can be minimized when...

     How many of us are not fans of Superheros and Supervillains in Marvel and DC comics? Well, I hope many of us are. Different Superheros and Supervillains have different superpowers. But we will be talking about only one superpower today: speed. Who does not know the Flash ? He is one of the most important superheroes of DC comics. He is called a speedster, a superhero who operates at high speed. And he is not alone. There are many speedsters in different comic and movie plots like the Quicksilver who beat up the Hawkeye in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', the woman supervillain Faora who wiped a cluster of the army and fought with the Superman in 'Man of Steel', the Quicksilver in X-Men series who was the son of the Magneto. Well don't think I am confused, the Quicksilver is a part of both X-Men and Avengers series, probably Marvel ran out of superhero names 😁. If you guys know any better reasons please comment your answers. There are many other speedster sidekicks...

Today, like every day, I was going through the Economic Times app in the morning. I saw a picture in the app. It was an advertisement. I had mixed feelings about it. It was a little funny and a little annoying. I am attaching the image for your reference.      A pretty girl is reading a book in a garden or a park. She is wearing her reading specs. She is well dressed, well if I am being honest, very well dressed. She is thinking about something. She has a smile on her lips, so what she is reading must be funny and/or interesting. So what's wrong with the picture? Why is it funny or annoying? Can a girl not read a book outside? What's wrong with being well dressed? Aren't you supposed to smile while reading something funny? Oh!! Are you thinking, she should not be sitting in a park alone?      Let me stop you right there. There is nothing wrong with the girl or the fact that she is smiling while reading. She is perfect. What's funny and annoying is what the...