Hindustan times' ePaper

News paper giant Hindustan times has come up with a new ePaper concept. The catch is, it is a premium, subscription based content where they promise the replica of the print edition would be available online even before it would reach regular reader's doorstep. The concept is one coined by Bodhtree who are apparently servicing […]

Hard Where?

Getting tired of my Celeron with 32 MB RAM and 10 GB hard disk (yes I was surviving on that) I have almost made up my mind to go for a new PC under exchange. Pentium P-IV with 512 MB DDR RAM, 80 GB HDD (Hynx). But I have two problems, being new at Pune […]

Happy new year

Null Pointer wishes its readers and well wishers and their families a very happy and prosperous new year 2005.

Google Suggest and other things

Joel pointed to Google Suggest, another incredible offering from the guys who always think different. I agree with Joel when he says that “Google is very publicly raising the bar on the quality of interfaces that people will expect from web pages.” What inspires me is the approximate number of search results displayed along side […]

Title does matter!

Jivha posted an interesting piece (or was it the Kournikova stuff?) on the significance of Titles of blog-posts. I can't agree more with him. A quote from his blog: With the increasing popularity of RSS-based newsreaders it is neccessary that the title of your post stand out from the tens and hundreds of other posts […]

Design Patterns in Maintenance Projects

Can Design Patterns be applied in Maintenance projects?

Over time, a maintenance worker often becomes the de facto expert on the codebase, particularly after multiple fixes and upgrades. This expertise allows them to identify potential issues arising from requested bug fixes or poor design choices. Employing design patterns aids in recognizing areas where a program requires greater flexibility to adapt to evolving requirements.