Every end is a beginning, if there is no end, then there is no beginning, just like the year 2023 can only start after the end of year 2022. So this is the right time to reflect and plan for a better beginning. This article is a takeaways from my recent guest lecture on key challenges of software development, and how the industry is trying to solve them. — DesignersX is a company specialised in software development, located in the same city Mohali, Punjab, India where I started my career more than 18 years ago. They invited me to their year end event as a guest speaker and to interact with their developer community. It is great to see…

eXtended Reality (XR — AR/VR) technology is changing the reality of almost every industry today by enhancing user experiences. XR adoption in the museum industry is also quite natural, let’s understand how it is shaping up the Museums of Future. — Museum is a place that displays artifacts from history, culture, science, art and more. As per International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are around 55000 museums worldwide designed with different themes serving different types of artifacts. The museums are all about providing user experience where visitors immerse in the environment…

Metaverse is the most talked, understood and misunderstood topic these days. In most of my sessions people ask what is the technology stack for Metaverse? what should I learn to stay relevant? etc I will try to cover it in this article. In my earlier article I tried to define…

Metaverse is the evolution of the internet, and booting up new set up use-cases, and claiming to empower humans beyond the reality, it will also expose us with a new set of vulnerabilities, let’s understand it more. — Metaverse is the next Internet, that’s what we summarized it in the previous article. We discussed it’s characteristics and building blocks. In this article we will discuss some prominent use cases of the metaverse. We understand the metaverse as a trillion dollar opportunity in the next few years. …

Metaverse is a new buzzword in internet technology, let’s understand it step by step. From definitions and opportunities to it’s concerns and how to get ready for it. — Metaverse is the most enquired word after Facebook renamed itself “Meta” to align to their metaversal vision. However, the term “metaverse” was coined 3 decade ago by Neal Stephenson, in his 1992 science-fiction novel “Snow Crash,” which envisions a virtual reality-based successor to the internet. …

Today’s websites are designed for first for mobile and then for other, and it is getting important to bring mobile XR functionality into your website. Google’s scene viewer is bringing WebXR for mass adoption. Theoretically any 3D model can be tried in your space, and you can easily built AR experience for your website. — eCommerce has already transformed into mCommerse, and now taking steps into xCommerse (XR Commerce). 3D Model viewer is very common requirement for across different domains, and it will be the basic requirement of developing for Metaverse as well as for any digital business in future. …

Modern enterprises must manage multiple layers of complexity across thousands of assets, workflows, and processes — and there’s near-zero tolerance for issues that interrupt operations, damage profitability, or put workers’ safety at risk. These layers of enterprise complexity create significant challenges in four key areas: Design and development are often…

Leadership is not a fixed destination, it is always in developing stage, and a result conscious and continuous effort. — Sep 2020, a year ago, I was excited for getting nominated for an year long Global Leadership Development Program at Thoughtworks. At the same time was little confused on what we are going to do in this program for that long. I must say it was so well executed, despite…

The impactful change is the change that changes you. Any social change starts from your own personal journey, read here about my journey leveraging the ThoughtWorks social change culture. — Recently, I have been invited to share my 3 years Thoughtworks Journey, at “Impact Series” by Social Change Group, India. Striving for positive social change is at the heart of our purpose, culture and work. — /thoughtworks