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I am Shreeda Kumar. This is my place to express the learning I have had over the years. I don’t plan to churn posts! You will occasionally find simple posts about complex things and insights on their application. To know more about me, check my About section.

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Agile, what the heck is that?

Let’s admit it, we have heard the term “Agile” far too many times by now. Due to the very fact that Agile Manifesto is fairly flexible with the details, my view agile is not going to be the same as yours. Similar to the classic adage on opinions — “Agile practices is like wrist watches. Everyone’s watch…

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Will Mobile Wallets Fly or Die?

Introduction India has moved really quickly in the mobile space in the past ten years. We hardly used phones for anything but basic browsing, calling and texting 10 years back. Not so anymore. There is an app for everything. Smartphone penetration has been aggressive, thanks to competitive players ranging from Apple and Samsung to Xiaomi…

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Analyzing the new Payment Screen of Paytm

Paytm rolled out an improved version of their app recently. I being a regular user of the app, keep thinking about why new changes would have been made, how could they be more helpful. Here are some observation for this iteration. The new screen looks like a radical change, however functions don’t seem to have…

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The Mythical Man-Month – Book Every Software Builder Should Read

The Mythical Man-Month is one of those books which everyone who builds and ships software products must read. It was published by a long time, hardcore practitioner Fred Brooks in 1975. That’s old, you think? Surprisingly, a large proportion of the content is still absolutely relevant and worth keeping in mind. And I kid you not, a host of today’s…

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