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AI Has Democratized the How
AI has made the playbook easier to reach. I think the harder work now is choosing what is worth doing, why it matters, and which parts of a generic answer fit the real situation.
Astro Blog with Nx Monorepo
I wanted a blog I could write from my tablet, keep inside my Nx workspace, and deploy without returning to WordPress. Astro, Starlight, Codespaces, and GitHub Actions got me there.
#100daysofcode Day 5: Shared styles in NX #Angular libraries
Another missed day. Today I am packaging shared styles inside an Nx library, importing them into the new Angular app, and namespacing them so future libraries do not collide.
#100daysofcode Day 4: Break in the challenge & Ng Scaffolding
I had to take a break. After a week of late Statusbrew work, I am back on Day 4 to scaffold an Angular app and buildable Nx library for a Link in Bio project.
#100daysofcode Day 3: Shared eslint-plugin
Today’s challenge will be a quick one. I would create and use a custom eslint-plugin in our upcoming libraries & projects. Our goal with the eslint-plugin library will be to share reusable eslint configurations. Before…
#100daysofcode Day 2: Toastmasters, Nx, Commitlint, Husky
It’s 23:31 at the time of starting this blog! I just returned from a Toastmasters event. I didn’t get time to work on the challenge today in the coworking space as I was busy with a few meetings and the goal of…
#100daysofcode Day 1: Taking the first step
“I can’t see a way through”, said the boy. “Can you see your next step?” “Yes” “Just take that,” said the horse. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse I have been going over this for long, and it is high time I do…
Cracking competitive exams is easier now than before
I think those in the 2020s who would study as hard as those in the 2000s or earlier while preparing for competitive exams have the same, if not better, odds of getting into a good engineering, medical, or commerce…
Rise of shallow and desperate mentors
Back in the 90s when I was growing up, our parents used to look out for people in their 20s to give us advice on career and skill development. As far as I remember, the then-20s people didn’t have any urge to teach us…
Amritsar Startup Manifesto
Guidelines for Entrepreneurship & Innovation to Unlock, Inspire and Drive Growth in Amritsar Amritsar had been a very prominent business hub up until a few decades ago. But due to the changing socio-economic environment…
Amritsar Co-working Spaces – Cases For and Against
Many times, we at Amritsar Founders are invited by Colleges and Universities to work on proposals of Incubation Centers at their respective places. It’s an audacious project, and something that can change the corporate…
Levels of Politeness – Lessons from Japan
This one is also one of the many learnings from my 4 years in Japan. In Japan, it is very important to choose the right politeness level as it can make or break your relationships with your friends, clients, or your…
[WIP] List of Tools and Resources for Startups & Small Businesses 2020
This list is the result of a discussion on the Amritsar Startups Facebook Group. Marketing Website Squarespace Wix WordPress Ghost Social Facebook Business Manager Statusbrew SproutSocial Design Pixlr Canva Adobe Spark…
Ghost Theme Development with Docker
Ghost is great! It is easy to use and set up. Ghost has been our choice for our blog at Statusbrew. I used Ghost as a platform for this blog too. Ghost, however, does require a little bit of programming knowledge to get…
Local Govt in Punjab Pushing Back on Online Classes
All this rhetoric about the Punjab Government pushing back on schools to not charge for online classes seems to allude the following: Since COVID-19 caught us off-guard and proved that our preparedness was nowhere close…
Million Dollar SAAS Companies from Tier 2 Cities in India & Statusbrew
These are unprecedented times. There was arguably never a such instance where humanity had to collectively experience a challenge so lethal and ubiquitous in the documented history of our existence. People have been…