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What I am going to work on at RC (v1.0)

This is almost the end of week 2 at RC. And after much deliberation on my side and discussion with James (one of the facilitators at RC), here are my goals v 1.0 (To have the scope of them evolving even more) – 1. BitFunnel – I am going to keep on contributing to the […]

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First 3 days of week 2 at the Recurse Center

Here’s my lazy summary of the first three days of week 2 at RC. Day 1: Continue working on BitFunnel. By working, I mean trying to integrate a piece of old code into the new codebase. My goal is to gain an understanding of how a text-based search engine works. Submit the first challenge for […]

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Week 1 at the Recurse Center

Here’s my lazy summary of the week that flew by at RC(I am going to refer to Recurse Center as RC from now on). Day 1: Introductions and overwhelmingly more introductions. Hi’s and Hello’s to the people in my batch or from the previous batch, trying to remember the names. The speed-friend-dating was fun where […]

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A New Life as a Recurser

First a few updates. I left my job as a software developer at Mentor Graphics in India. I have moved to the USA. And I have been accepted to attend the Fall 1 batch at Recurse Center. I am going to spend my next three months here. It’s an educational retreat for people who want […]