Understanding the database connection pool propertiesRecently, I faced an issue related to a very high load on the database layer. The database was having too many connections in parallel. I…Mar 3, 2022151Mar 3, 2022151
Git PrimerBelow is a cheatsheet. I hope it will be useful for beginners to quickly refer to the basics.Mar 2, 202210Mar 2, 202210
Debugging heavy load on Oracle databasesA lot of enterprises rely on the Oracle database for their data layer. Although the licenses are costly, Oracle provides a proven product…Feb 23, 20221Feb 23, 20221
Gradle build fails inside IntelliJI finally jumped on the IntelliJ bandwagon after using Eclipse for years. I installed the new IDE on my system. The gradle idea command…Feb 19, 20223Feb 19, 20223
Takeaways from “Fast Focus”Picked up this short read from Amazon. It is written by Damon Zahariades who wrote quite a few books in the personal management space…Jul 25, 202121Jul 25, 202121
Takeaways from the book — “Deep work” — Part 2You can find part 1 of the article here if you haven’t read it already.Jan 2, 20213Jan 2, 20213
Takeaways from the book — “Deep Work” — Part 1I picked up this book in a chance encounter. When I visited a book fair, this book caught my attention even among the sea of other books…Dec 26, 20204Dec 26, 20204
Takeaways from “A stoic’s diary”Picked up this book in Kindle format. It’s written by author Dipanshu Rawal and this being his debut book, he has made it free for all to…Feb 15, 20202Feb 15, 20202
Takeaways from “The 5 AM Revolution”Picked up this book in Kindle format. It’s authored by Dan Luca and the author himself said that it’s inspired from the book and concept…Jan 4, 20201Jan 4, 20201
The book review — Thank God I’m firedThis is a fictional work penned by a young author Sandeep Pawar. He is a software professional who is an alumnus of IIT Bombay. He is…Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
Pain and FailureAre they friends? Are they siblings? I know not. However, I do know that one follows the other to each and every place on each and every…Jul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019
The book review -A Flight of Broken WingsThis book is penned by a budding young author Nupur Chowdhury. In her words, she is a copywriter by the day and a writer of fiction and…Jan 26, 2019Jan 26, 2019
Is that a boon or a bane? Think again!Every situation when analyzed carefully tells us a lot more than what we would have thought initially. The words of Plato from the book…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
Do I respond or react?This subject has been covered in more than one philosophies, both ancient and modern.Jan 23, 20191Jan 23, 20191
The semblance of life and a riverBoth start small. The river starts with a few drops of water and life starts with small steps of learning.Dec 27, 2018Dec 27, 2018
Few takeaways from “Ignited Minds”It’s been three years since we lost the Missile Man of India, one of the most celebrated Indian scientists of this era. Even though the man…Sep 13, 2018Sep 13, 2018
The book review — InkrediaI was initially very apprehensive to pick up this book since it was penned by a debutant. But, oh boy, I would have missed out on a good…Aug 17, 20182Aug 17, 20182
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.The quote, which is attributed to Seneca, tells us about the un-ending possibilities offered by life. It says that every ending will lead…Aug 12, 20182Aug 12, 20182
The book review — Himalayan BlunderThis book was written by Brigadier John Parusharam Dalvi, the commander of the ill-fated 7th Indian Infantry Brigade, Indian Army. The…Aug 12, 2018Aug 12, 2018
Takeaways from a book on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)I picked up a book on Neuro-Linguistic Programming in an accidental fashion. I was searching for books on NLP — Natural Language Processing…Mar 12, 2018Mar 12, 2018