How Different Companies Respond to New Requirements

Apple

You don't need that functionality. We know what you need more than you. Don't argue with us. You don't need that functionality.

Open Source

That functionality is already implemented. You cannot come up with any requirement, which we have not yet implemented. May be they are just command line tools and may not have UI. Most of the companies just develop the UI on top of our libraries and sell as if they developed it everything themselves.

Microsoft

Nobody is asking us the requirements. Everybody is just hacking our software, and developing whatever they want. When we release newer version, and if those hacks do not work, then they just blame on us saying that, we don't maintain the backward-compatibility. The open source enthusiasts criticize us that, Linux is more windows friendly than Windows Vista, eventhough the fault is with those who hacked our softwares and developed applications with unsupported, undocumented, undisclosed internal APIs.

Google

We give 99% of the functionality required by 99.99% of the people. If you are in the minority, pray God.

Showing Off Without Showing Off

Do little bit of extra work everyday, which your manager did not ask for. Don't tell him/her that, you have done these things extra which he/she did not ask for. Later on, make them realize in an indirect way that, you have done lot of work, but your manager does not know about it, because, you never cared about the recognition, but cared about only the project and company. The recognition that you get would be much more than what you would have got by giving regular updates on everything that you have been doing [Provided that the manager is little good manager].

You left for the day from office and your manager called you saying, there is an urgent issue. Ask him the details of the issue, and tell him/her that, you would be in office in 5 mins. You know very well that, it would take minimum 15-20 mins. When you reach the office after 20 mins, don't appear to the manager, and directly start working on the issue. Once you reach a state, where you have some details and need your manager's decision on taking the next step, go to your manager, and give the update. Your manager assumes that you had come to office in 5 mins.

Your manager has asked you to do something of low priority, whenever you are free. With the work load that you have, it can be done in 2 days time. But, you are lazy and do not want to do it, but, have done only after 5 days. If the work is of something for which, the manager does not need to take any action after your completion, then don't inform him/her that the work is finished. Whenever he/she asks about the update of that task, tell him/her that, it is done long back. Your manager assumes that it is done in 2 days.

I have to accept that, I am doing these things shamelessly (few knowingly and few unknowingly).

Performance Optimization

My Manager: Is there any scope for optimizing the 8 reports?

Myself: I have to see.

(internally in my mind)

Four reports, I think, we can optimize because, they were written by others.

Other four reports, we can definitely optimize very well, because, they were written by me, and I know how crappy they are.

No offence meant to anyone

Two Developers of Same Caliber Think Alike

If there are two developers who have same caliber, and if you don't like one developer (on technical aspects), and if you are not a developer, then don't criticize him/her at another developer who has the same caliber. Because, they think alike, and if you criticize one developer at another, then they will understand that it is your mistake, and not that of the other developer.

Many years back, in the company that I was working, a new project was started, and I joined that project with another developer who has almost equal knowledge as of me. Almost since the beginning, myself and the other developer had serious issues with two non-developers in that project. They used to give so many (stupid) suggestions on many design/architecture aspects, which we have thrown into garbage, and they were very unhappy with that. We used to rebel with everything that they used to say. We never interfered into their work, but, when they were trying to interfere in our work, we used to reject everything. They felt like, because of not using their suggestions, the project was going slowly. After few months, they had taken another developer who has more knowledge than me. Before he joined the team, these two non-developers had personal interaction with him. They criticized me and the other developer, and told him that, since, we did not take their ideas, the project was going slowly. They asked him to take the project in the proper direction by controlling me and the other developer.

After he joined the project, within few days, our work got reduced significantly. Previously, whenever the non-developers say anything, we used to spend lot of time in fighting with them. After he joined the project, he used to take the lead, and used to fight with the non-developers for everything. Myself and the other developer never needed to do any fighting and we were peaceful.

The non-developers thought by bringing that person, they would get the control of the project, but, it fired back on them. They never understood that, if one developer of some knowledge sees few issues in the design, then most probably, another developer of the same caliber would see almost the same issues in that design. Instead of trying to understand the problems in the others domain, if one gives suggestions and criticizes them, it would just fire back on them only.

Double Standards of Political Parties - Understanding What Politicians Actually Meant

BJP - Stand on Nuclear Deal

After wikileaks disclosed that BJP supported Nuclear Deal in private, many people criticized BJP for their behavior.

In my opinion, those whoever are criticizing BJP for this, do not know how to read one's manifesto, and how to interpret what the politicians speak.

Most of the indians do not know what the country needs, but, they think they know. Our media also never worries about the country. That's why, it is very difficult for any political party to convince a common man on a highly advanced policy. That's why political parties have double standards (sometimes indirect double standards).

In 2008, when there was discussion about Nuclear Deal, L.K.Advani rejected the bill saying, it would stop India from doing Nuclear tests. At the same time, Manmohan Singh said, we are not losing any rights on doing Nuclear tests.

By that itself, I understood that, BJP fully supports Nuclear deal. Because, from the statements of both, it was clear that, L.K.Advani did not have any objections. After the vote of confidence in 2008, Dr.JP clearly said that, BJP fully supports Nuclear deal. Unfortunately the common man did not understand it, since the media did not explain it.

When bill that is related to nuclear deal (Which was must to pass, for the nuclear deal with USA) was introduced in the Indian Parliament, BJP fully supported to that bill, and few parties of UPA did not support it. Again, the common man did not understand it, and the media did not try to explain it.

Another rumor was, when Vajpayee was the Prime Minister, BJP tried to have Nuclear Deal with USA, but, they could not materialize it.

But, when wikileaks said, BJP supported Nuclear deal, suddenly everyone understood it, and people started criticizing BJP left and right.

Understanding the political parties intentions is pretty simple. Read about them little deep, and read the entire news rather than headline. It would be straightforward.

Chandrababu Naidu

I am yet to see, when Chandrababu Naidu stands on atleast one of his main promises. Starting 1982, when his father-in-law N.T.Rama Rao started the party, till 2009 elections, repeatedly, he was doing things, which were theoretically considered as incorrect. But, whatever he has done, it was the best for the state.

Whether it was
1982 (when he openly challenged for anyone to defeat him in any constituency in Chittoor district; By the way, he lost it)
1983 (As soon as NTR won, he joined TDP)
1985 (Claims, he has saved NTR from Nadendla, where as Nadendla and Daggubati says the other way)
1994 (Prepared to jump to congress, if TDP loses)
1995 (Backstabbed NTR with Daggubati and Hari Krishna and became CM; Soon thrown out Daggubati, and after sometime thrown out Hari Krishna)
1998 (Jumped from United Front to NDA)
1999 (Full of useless promises, which destroys the state, which he never kept)
2004 (Another full of useless promises)

After these many things, in 2009, if anybody had really believed that, he would really give money to the poor people, there is nothing more funny than that. The unfortunate thing is, those who became upper middle class from middle class in the last 10-15 years, are not understanding that, it is because of him, they moved up in their wealth. When there are ignorant people like that, we have to tell lies for their development.

Lok Satta - Stand on Lokpal Bill

Most of the people would have known by now about this, but, many people did not know before.

Since the day one, Lok Satta or Dr.JP has not been in agreement with the Janlokpal bill proposed by Anna Hazare. But, they could not say it as the headline. Because, the supporters of Janlokpal were in such a way that, if anybody does not support Janlokpal, they are corrupt. They have huge publicity, where as Lok Satta is struggling to get publicity. Anna Hazare has huge publicity for his janlokpal bill, But, when Dr.JP tried to introduce bill on Anti-Corruption, nobody supported it.

That's why, there was no headline on anything against to Janlokpal till now, and Dr.JP or Lok Satta did not say anything against them till very recently. But, if anyone had read the notes of Lok Satta after the round table, it was very clear. Lok Satta was against bringing PM, Judiciary, MPs behavior in Parliament, and lower bureaucracy under lokpal, which were must for Anna Hazare. Those four documents were in the home page of loksatta.org for many months, and I don't know how many bothered to read them. Another very interesting thing was, Lok Satta has not drafted it's own version of Lokpal bill, eventhough, it's opinions are a lot different from all other bills. If Lok Satta drafts Lokpal bill, immediately all the supporters of Janlokpal will start campaigning against Lok Satta. Of course, the recent incidents in the last few days should make it clear for everyone. If not, you can assume that Lok Satta still supports JanLokpal (and vote for Lok Satta).

If you want to develop ignorant people, you have to have double standards. There is no other option.