Version Control was not a big thing as long as I was doing freelance development. But once I got into the process of working with a team I released that a Team programming without source control is useless.

I started using CVS with the WinCVS client .. Then moved on to use Sub Version with the TortoiseSVN client..

I spent most of the last 2 years in Microsoft world .. So Team Foundation Server was the system..

Right now IM on Ruby and we are using Perforce which is actually Damn Good !

Ther user interface is damn simple although it might look a bit funny.

Its one the systems used by development teams which work on various platforms ..

I can check in code from my windows box and get latest on my Linux box / server ..

This is really cool !!

This event happened on March 23rd at Amethyst Cafe, Off Peters Road

Kiruba named it Tweetup a

event wiki

I don’t use twitter that much but still Twitter has such a large user base .

It was fun meeting folks using the application

Gosh ! I finally managed to get the pics on Flickr ! check my twitter meet photo set Photos were captured by my Nokia N82 .. and damn IM not even there in a single pic !

I remember writing about Aptana on this blog about 2 years back

But god , they have grown really bigger over the past 2 years and have support and intellisense support for so many javascript frameworks like mootools , jquery, scriptaculous, ext js1.1 (ext js 2.0 plugin unofficial)

The IDE has also improved in terms of speed ..

They also have an iPhone plugin which looks like a iFrame hack..

Must have for any web coder out there..

Download aptana

Matt at ma.tt at Automattic are doing a great job with Wordpress

Wordpress 2.5 release candidate is out ..

IM a huge wordpress fan and user and any development in this area brings me a lot of joy

The latest release looks impressive..

A customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load times sound interesting? Then WordPress 2.5 might be the release for you. It’s been in the oven for a while, and we’re finally ready to open the doors a bit to give you a taste.

Wow .. WP users cant ask for more .. Are you trying the RC1 ?

Today i was kinda surprised when i got a mail from rapidshare

Dear RapidShare User, This is to inform you that your RapidShare Account, has been permanently locked. The Reason for this if that you have been downloading illegal \”warez\”. As you may have heard, RapidShare has faced several charges for our stored content. The suspension of your account will help RapidShare keep running. Please do not reply to this email as this email was automatically sent. And please do not send any emails to any of our email addresses. You will not get your RapidShare Account back. If you continue to pursue this subject and still wish to regain your account, you may find yourself facing serious charges. Downloading \”warez\” is illegal. Thank you, RapidShare AG

I have loved using rapidshare for other stuff .. like their remote upload feature…

WTF ?? I hate this .. i later saw on digg that rapidshare is being prosecuted

I want my money back !!!!!!!! or atleast my account !

I am really excited that Forum Nokia is sponsoring the Mobile Monday (MoMo) event in Chennai.

The event is going to be held at Gandhi Nagar Club on Saturday Feb 16, 2-5 pm

So all you mobile folks in Chennai better don’t miss the action.

checkout the momochennai site .. if you are too lazy .. heres the direct link to the register page.

UI Development is getting cleaner and easier day by day.

I was impressed when I came across Yahoo UI library’s CSS patterns and ideas.

Personally I don’t like the idea of completely adopting any new framework when time is a major concern.

But YUI looked impressive ever since its launch.

Check out the example page of reset CSS

Its so easy to cook up websites rapidly using such frameworks !! Wow

Two of the biggest User information repositories in the web joined Data Portability Workgroup in a attempt to make cross-site information sharing across portals secure and more portable.

OpenID is getting some traction only now ..

Imagine being able to access a scrap in your orkut account from inside or facebook and forwarding to your friends in a yahoo group..

sounds funny ? it might become possible soon .. But will it be secure ?? I dont want to loose my accounts or get banned like Robert Scoble

Android is the latest mobile development platform from Google

I have been trying to get my hands on the SDK since the launch

I managed to do a simple hello world inside the SDK

There lot to learn and explore .But whos got the time ??

The Android Platform looks impressive. For a person who is a novice in the Java side of things – Android was really fast to setup and use.

Links

Download Android SDK

You also need the Eclipse IDE

Bala tried this as soon as the SDK was released

Lets take a look at the Indian mobile internet scene

GPRS charges are high but still cheap compared to other markets

Admob who just completed serving 10 billion ads has released a report which shows really big numbers from India.

Also Russell Beattie told me that Mowser get major traffic from India.