Introduction

Hi folks,

I have been thinking for a long time about starting a blog related to what I am actually professionally trained for rather than my usual fictional stuff. And this blog aims at doing just that. 

First things first. For all the first time readers of my blogs, I am Ashwin P. Verleker, BTech. in Information Technology from National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India and currently working as a Software Developer in MakeMyTrip(India) Pvt. Ltd in Gurgaon. Basically I am a native of the beautiful state of Goa and has lived there for 18 years before deciding to go out for doing my engineering and beginning a career.

So now that I have introduced myself, let's start talking business. What is this blog going to be all about??

My idea behind this blog is to present my world of Computers and related technologies in a relatively simpler fashion to be understood by people without a technical background. For those who have technical background, I guess you can just read through the posts and correct me if I am wrong at any place. 

For people who have followed my other blogs, you might be wondering why the sudden shift from fiction to technology? Well, there have been many instances in my life where I have seen people who have certain myths or rather distorted opinions regarding the computer world. My basic aim is to try to clear those myths as well as introduce people to this exciting world.

Just as an example, my adorable dear maternal Grandfather always tries his best and puts in an honest effort to understand what work I do in my company. 

"I develop websites and their engines." I tell him.

"What is a website actually?" he asks.

"It is a way where you can book flight tickets sitting at home using a computer and internet. I make the software which does the work for you." I try to explain in as simple terms as I can.

"So you manufacture the chips and computer parts?" he asks.

"Not really, I rather design the software, which uses these computer components to do the work." 

Now by this time the poor guy is all confused as to what I really mean. I don't blame him too. For someone who has never learnt to use a computer, understanding the difference between software and hardware becomes a herculean task. Also another popular myth is that Computer Engineers sit in a workshop, open the computer and repair the circuit boards. All these misconceptions are exactly what I aim to clear out. So let's see how the things go from here.