There was a guy in school named Subroto Giri, who, we all agreed, was the world's most accident prone person. All the world's ill luck would strike him first before affecting others. We sympathized with him, though we couldn't help occasionally taking a dig at the poor guy. I guess Murphy's law of averages has finally caught up with me. It's now my turn to be the butt of the jokes of my acquaintances. I went to HDFC Bank to sort 2 issues. One was sorted, the other had to wait. It was during my trudge back to my office that I made the mistake of putting my left hand into a hip pocket. Unknown to me, a bee had conveniently lodged itself there. No sooner had I made the intrusion than the bee stung me! My thumb, to be more precise. It felt like my thumb had been amputated. I did the obvious and withdrew my hand with a jerk, not knowing what had hit me. Getting a semblance of what had just happened, I realized to my consternation that the sucker could still be 'in...
Worked on netBeans. Liked it.
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I'm working on it because of personal interest...though I'm hoping it'll soon translate into professional work. But the shores of Utopia recede each time I try to move towards it.
Glad to know you're enjoying it. I wish my Comp Sc Prof had taught us both Java and C++ in the first year. Too late now. Think I could teach myself Java based on my C++ knowledge (which itself is pretty rusty)?
I believe the IT industry is way too immature to take advantage of Open Source. Proprietary technology works best under such conditions. However, as the industry matures and becomes all-pervasive, Open Source will take over.
And yes....that really is me. What do you think...honestly?
I miss Zoya-the blondie!