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kksm19820117

353 karmaJoined February 26, 200938 submissions

I design and write software for a living and for fun.

With an INTJ Myer-Briggs personality type and an abstracted intellect, you may call me a natural geek.

My friends’ opinions of me range from subdued to profoundly eclectic. I used to believe that I was nearly as perfect as they come, but time and experience have changed my point of view. I now believe that I have a limitless capacity for improvement and take delight in the realization that my journey is only beginning.

I love to read. I believe that books hold the souls of the men who wrote them. Reading good books, therefore imbues you with the insight of the men who have walked the earth before you.

I am passionate about science, history, philosophy and the sub disciplines that comprise them. I practice calligraphy and play go when time allows.

Recent submissions

Subjective Validation (opens in new tab)

(youarenotsosmart.com)

2kksm1982011716y ago0

Build a web-based notification tool with XMPP (opens in new tab)

(ibm.com)

6kksm1982011716y ago0

Google's Court Victory is A Big Win for Uploaders and BitTorrent Sites (opens in new tab)

(lifehacker.com)

2kksm1982011716y ago0

Good Noows: A well designed news reader (opens in new tab)

(goodnoows.com)

30kksm1982011716y ago28

Integrating Composite Applications on the Cloud Using SCA (opens in new tab)

(drdobbs.com)

1kksm1982011716y ago0

Why Software Really Fails And What to Do About It (opens in new tab)

(drdobbs.com)

5kksm1982011716y ago0

Designing Parallel Algorithms - Part I (opens in new tab)

(drdobbs.com)

2kksm1982011716y ago0

A meta-level true random number generator [pdf] (opens in new tab)

(inderscience.com)PDF

1kksm1982011716y ago0

I need to find out how to finish anything I start. Help me. Please.

I am a horrible finisher. I would consider myself reasonably smart (my IQ scores have generally kept between 125 to 148), I am considered a creative asset at the workplace, but the one thing holding me back is my ability to finish a project. And this is true of almost everything I undertake; I have a track record of unfinished projects that shame me into seeking help. My projects folder is full of projects I started but left incomplete and unfinished; at work I have not yet finished this project that should have been completed by now. This character flaw is undermining all my strengths and I have to combat it at any cost. Any advice would be appreciated.

251kksm1982011716y ago165

How much of the big picture must my team have?

Greetings all.

I'm currently comanaging my first project - a fairly featured HRMS system - and have run into a bit of a bother.

We are an agile-ish firm and some of the higher ups believe that every programmer should get a holistic view of the application design, the argument being that eveyone works better when they have the big picture and know what they are working towards. Others believe that every programmer must be told only about those classes he is working on, the argument being that 1) the programmer makes no assumptions when he codes, and 2)the design concept remains secure.

I am managing a seven man team and of those there are a couple of potentially unethical guys. This has till date remained the only reason I have gone with the 'Blinkered View' camp. What does HN think?

2kksm1982011716y ago1