Spring Framework 3 reaches milestone1

Spring Framework 3.0 M1 was released last week during the SpringOne Americas event, which looks very promising with EL and REST becoming top themes. Lot of coverage on the event has been blogged, and you can find one of my favorite entry by Solomon here. Juergen outlines some of the new features implemented in this … Continue reading Spring Framework 3 reaches milestone1

Win your dreams beyond stealth mode

I was reading Paul Graham's essay "A Fundraising Survival Guide" in which, he outlines some of the key factors which helps in keeping fund raising dreams for startups beyond stealth mode. I thought of highlighting these techniques in this post simply because they were very concise and demanding. 1. Have low expectations. 2. Keep working … Continue reading Win your dreams beyond stealth mode

Interstate 80 and the Central Iowa Snow Storm – 12/22 aftermath

I was driving from Des Moines to Chicago on Friday 12/21 to send off my parents from O'HARE the next day. The seasonal affair was in effect as usual in Iowa. We started driving at 8am and we were navigating through the dense fog through I-80 and I-88. It was a black hole experience. The … Continue reading Interstate 80 and the Central Iowa Snow Storm – 12/22 aftermath