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    Brajeshwar

    brajeshwar.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2008

    Brajeshwar, an Indian designer and developer, blogs about programming, design, startups, hiring, and technology culture.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters mostly link it as the author's own site, such as his book list and older posts, rather than giving opinions on it.

    Stats for nerds
    25HN people shared it
    65linked in comments
    613story points
    Oct 2024last shared
    2009people per year2024

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Desingineer – the mythical person every startup is looking for
      1 person · 367 points · first shared 2011 · 200 comments on HN
    2. 2
      DeSopa Circumvents SOPA — Despite its Anti-Circumvention Measures
      1 person · 24 points · first shared 2011 · 16 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Jobs and Hiring – You’re doing it all wrong
      1 person · 24 points · first shared 2012 · 7 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Are Indian Programmers not Programmers but just coders?
      2 people · 20 points · first shared 2011 · 9 comments on HN
    5. 5
      "I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo."
      2 people · 19 points · first shared 2010 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Mastering Gamification by Gabe Zichermann [video]
      1 person · 12 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      "Entrepreneur in Residence" – Who are you kidding?
      1 person · 10 points · first shared 2012 · 1 comments on HN
    8. 8
      Smart CSS Coders use CSS Pre-Processors, so should you.
      1 person · 8 points · first shared 2011 · 2 comments on HN
    9. 9
      Quirky, yet accurate, Peter Theil on Tech Innovation Stagnation
      1 person · 7 points · first shared 2011 · 2 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Y Combinator’s new Gambit is the ultimate founder dating & recruiting manna
      1 person · 6 points · first shared 2012 · 1 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • droithommeFeb 2012

      This really is an interesting case of plagiarism since there are multiple versions of this article by different authors, each who has slightly changed the other.

      February 17, 2007. Author: timesofindia staff?

      http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-called-the-Indian-programmer/articleshow/1633868.cms

      February 18, 2007. Author: Brajeshwar (who does attribute "an article" in Times of India as "inspired by", but without a specific link)

      http://brajeshwar.com/2007/are-you-a-programmer-or-a-coder/

      April 5, 2007. Author: Avinash Singh

      http://avinashsingh.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/a-myth-called-the-indian-programmer/

      2010. Author: Mohamed Sardhar

      http://www.citehr.com/26128-myth-called-indian-programmer.html (exact copy of all 3 pages of the Times of India article, with no attribution to original, just a new byline added)

    • BrajeshwarOct 2024

      There are always better books than the ones I read, and there will never be the best. I’ve tried selecting a few that I can remember at all times, the most interesting book to me, and I’ve listed them on my website at https://brajeshwar.com/#books

      If I had to return and re-read, I’d re-read “Leonardo da Vinci.”

    • Minor49erAug 2023

      I don't know. An entire dedicated domain and GitHub project just for a paragraph and a couple of lists seems excessive. I'm surprised that the author didn't just post this on his blog [1]

      [1] https://brajeshwar.com/blog/

    • Major_GroovesOct 2009

      You mean like iAccelerator: http://brajeshwar.com/2009/iaccelerator-2009/

    • philwelchJun 2010

      Not far off: http://brajeshwar.com/2007/steve-jobs-at-home-in-1982/

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