A non-coders attempts at writing useful code
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2009
I dont know why I feel so ecstatic at the thought of running an experiment remotely . Maybe its all the NASA TV I watched as a Graduate student or the several telemicroscopy talks I attended next door at the NCMI. This post is a little about the wonders of robotics and the great things [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2009
The protein crystallization grid project I am undertaking has convinced me of the virtues of version control. Knowing I can revert back to an older version has ensured that I spend more time being adventurous , than being paranoid of going down the wrong track and not being able to trace my path back. On [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
Over my few years writing scripts in Python or Perl , I always told myself that the next time I had to solve a problem I would make my code more object oriented and re-useable. Like an addict trying to break a habit , I always failed miserably. It was just too easy to just [...]