September 13, 2020

Why I (a software developer) switched over to Surface Go 2 from an iPad Pro

Square peg into a round hole I bought an iPad Pro 10.5” some years back with the intention of making it my companion computing device. It has powerful processor, lightweight, good battery life and a great screen. Not forgetting, good enough selection of apps too. But somehow, it still ended up being underutilised. At first I thought the issue was that I needed a keyboard with it to be more productive. Read more

July 21, 2019

Vim Crash Course For IntelliJ Users Part 1

This crash course is tailored for IntelliJ users but the concept applies universally to all Vim-based editors. Have you ever been interested to pick up Vim or Emacs with Evil but find it too daunting? Then this crash course is for you. It basically contain the things which I had known earlier, picking up Vim would be relatively easier. Why learn Vim? Fluid navigation of source code Key combinations which makes editing more productive Reduce chances for wrist related injury Fun to use! Read more

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