Infotech 2014: internet
Infotech was exceedingly disappointing. Besides the fact that it was mostly about grabbing a bargain on overpriced electronics (Mauritius still does not have the sales volume and market to drive prices...
View ArticleAbove & Beyond: Live from Porchester Hall
This is a new musical discovery for me and I had to write about it. The more times I listen, the more detail I uncover. Brilliantly composed and masterfully performed. Subtle layering of the...
View ArticleDevelopers Conference 2015
I will be speaking at the Developers Conference 2015 in Mauritius, to be held on the 23rd to the 25th April at Voila Hotel, Bagatelle. Honestly, I am on my way to transitioning out of the more hands-on...
View ArticleMy thoughts on the new Macbook
On March 9, Apple released a new Macbook and finally unveiled the details on its Apple Watch. With a few refreshes thrown in. The new Macbook I like that the macbook comes in more colours, something I...
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To be or to… appear?
“Don’t ever do anything through affectation or to make people like you or through imitation or for the pleasure of contradicting.” – André Gide What does it mean to be sincere? In other words, where...
View ArticleBlack Mirror
“If technology is a drug – and it does feel like a drug – then what, precisely, are the side-effects? This area – between delight and discomfort – is where Black Mirror, my new drama series, is set....
View ArticleMSCC Breakfast Coding
MSCC’s Saturday meetups finally come of age! After last week, I proposed a meeting at the newly opened Cafe Lux. It did not disappoint. Best coffee, great food, although with a little bit of delay....
View ArticleDawood Rawat interviewed
Dawood Rawat is late to the party. Yet his foray is tactical and measured. He speaks with a well-rehearsed precision. The Mauritian billionaire has his story straight, whether it be truth or lies. We...
View ArticleGuilty, but still honourable
Pravind Jugnauth is the leader of the MSM party. A party that is undeniably the most significant political force at this time. Two significant events occurred today. An incumbent minister was found...
View ArticleNo, that’s a fake
Earlier today, at work, I did a double-take. It’s ridiculous that such a high-profile lawyer would not bother to get his facts straight before going ahead guns blazing. He could have consulted some IT...
View ArticleStartups in Mauritius
Picture above is of the Panel. Unfortunately I didn’t get Sten in the shot. There’s someone in front of him. Productive day. Interesting talk at LSL digital with Sten Tamkivi and other panel members....
View ArticleDevCon day 3
I‘m going to have to work backwards. If you see when I most recently posted on my blog, you’ll easily figure out why. There’s a good reason for the long gap. I’ll write about that soon. Today I...
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DevCon day 2
DevCon day 2 was inspiring, though I could not keep up with all the technical talks. I have to admit it was humbling to see how knowledgeable some presenters were. What I liked: Dawid’s talks on API...
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DevCon day 1 & TedX Plaines Wilhems
DevCon Opening Day Last Friday I had a really exhausting day, yet it was also one of the most enriching. Things started early – DevCon at 8.30 in the morning at Voila Hotel. I attended the first two...
View ArticlePHP User Group meetup
Finally got some time to post this! So this Tuesday the first meeting of the PHP User Group of Mauritius took place. I was one of two speakers picked to speak. Chervine went up first and told us how...
View ArticleSymfony: Introducing Symfony 3
This Saturday I headed down to Extension Interactive for a MSCC talk on Symfony 3 by Extension Interactive’s CTO, Vanessa Chellen. I was excited to join – as a Laravel developer I am all too aware of...
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Hacktoberfest: my first contributions to the Laravel framework
Have you heard of Hacktoberfest? Basically, if you submit 4 pull requests this October, you’ll win a free t-shirt! The competition is co-organised by DigitalOcean & GitHub. I’ve been thinking of...
View ArticleMSCC: Talks on Entrepreneurship
This Saturday, I attended a series of talks by the Mauritian Software Craftsmanship Community. So in essence, these short presentations centred around Entrepreneurship and the multiple facets of...
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