Jottings - Slice of life - 205 ( Ten intense days of tech and fun with my team )
Jottings - Slice of life - 205 ( Ten intense days of tech and fun with my team ) When I enrolled into NIIT as an ignorant and young student in the eighties, little did it cross my mind; nor in my wildest dreams has it ever occurred to me that one day I will be responsible for mentoring, channelizing and technically inspiring a group of energetic and enthusiastic teachers to lead the new wave of software education in NIIT nearly three decades later. My career as a technical evangelist has come a full circle. When I entered the meeting room today, a fairly senior mentor called me aside and asked “ Bala, How can I become like you? “. I was little taken aback by the question, but recovered quickly to answer “ you really dont have to be me; but more importantly you must be yourself and commit to mastering technology with zeal and passion. Thats all is needed”. Over the last two weeks, at our headquarters in Delhi, we elevated the discourse on software fundamentals to new levels of un