Five Design Principles for Better Personal Knowledge Management — Note: You don’t need Software Engineering knowledge to understand this article. Jargons are translated into English for everyone to consume! For very long, I was convinced that — Writing down information on paper is Note-Taking. It took me a long while to realize that it's not true, Effective Notes capture…

I got my EAD approved but then I had to extend my Graduate program to another semester — Post-Completion OPT — EAD Summary: International Students in the United States are eligible for Post Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT). The student files an application to the USCIS to obtain this Employment Authorization to be able to work in the States. The University provides all the guidance and information needed to apply for the authorization.

Abstract: COVID-19 impacted almost all aspects of our lives. Lifestyle, Businesses, Education, Healthcare all had major impacts in the way they operate. This article is an investigative study of how the pandemic affected the way people migrate within major cities like Chicago, New York, San Francisco. We take Bike-Sharing programs…

A detailed guide on how to use AWS Lambda with gRPC Protobufs. — This article explains how to use AWS Lambda with gRPC Protobufs. Before diving deep into the implementation details, here are brief descriptions of AWS Lambda and gRPC. AWS Lambda — Lambda is also known as Function as a Service(FAAS) or simply “Serverless”. This service by AWS lets users define a…

Note: This is part 1 of many part series, that I’m currently working on. Divvy is a Chicago based Bike Sharing Program offered by Lyft. People can rent bikes(cycles) from a Station, travel, and dock it back at the destination station. Users will be charged based on usage. Impact of COVID Like all…

I published my first Open Source Python Library — PyCalendly to PyPI three days back! So here’s the story… Recently, For one of my projects I had to incorporate an appointment booking feature with the existing system. Since we had a very tight deadline, we decided to go with a…

Here is a step-by-step guide to follow to publish your Python package to PyPI, so anyone who is interested can download your package using the ‘pip install ’ command. By making it available on PyPI, you are essentially making your library open source. This article will not focus on developing…

An effective way to survive the wrath of a Competitive Environment — A controversial yet essential technique to stabilize and strengthen our company, career, and even our relationship. This technique has been ripped off from the pages of the US Military Handbook! and I tweaked it a bit here and there, to better fit our practical needs. Escaping the Myopic bubble: Kill to Save? It might…

Adding powerful widgets to GitHub Profile README — This is a two-part blog, and if you haven't read the first part, check it out here: Creating GitHub README for Students (Part1). This article covers some of the free open-source widgets that you can use in your GitHub profile to make it more appealing and add more informative. This…