Aveer Ramnath

How can we use tech to better the human condition? I'm a software geek.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I made a list of 10 things I know I’d regret on my deathbed.

It was illuminating and inspiring.

Here’s my list (and why everyone should make one):

[Forrest Brazeal @forrestbrazeal]

I'll never forget asking a guy who maintained 40yo mainframes for an insurance co why he didn't just migrate the apps.

His reply: the firm's actuarial code relies on specific bugs in the mainframe OS's floating-point handling. Run on any other system, it would produce chaos.

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

@EwaldHorn @RameezKhanSA Still better than typing ls -al in Slack 🤪

[Barry Dwolatzky @BarryDwolatzky]

It’s a special honour to share that my memoir, Coded History: My Life of New Beginnings will be available from 2 November 2022 online and at all leading South African bookstores.

@AshrafGarda @ChampionSAfrica @WitsUniversity

#CodedHistory #Memoir #BookLaunch

[Beth @bethcodes]

The problem with OKRs is that the Objectives are so useful it has drowned out how harmful it can be to pick upfront Key Results.

[Computer Science @CompSciFact]

'Premature abstraction is as bad as premature optimization.' -- Luciano Ramalho

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

41 years ago #Today, @NASAVoyager 2 captured this view of Saturn with its moons https://t.co/uofQVNNbZS

[Shamez Ladhani @ShamezLadhani]

1/ I was asked by @TheLancet to write an editorial on #COVID19 vaccines for 5-11 year-olds: 6 months on, what have we learnt?

Importantly, what is the endgame?
Preventing infections? Severe disease? Long covid? And at what cost?

My tuppence worth …🧵

👉https://t.co/evvbyYG4Xr

[DoiT @doitint]

We are thrilled to win the @googlecloud Global Sales Partner of the Year Award for the second year in a row! This is our 8th Google Cloud Partner of the Year award and an incredible testament to the dedication and expertise of DoiT. https://t.co/Ul4yKNuUGO #ThisIsHowWeDoiT

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

.. the silhouette of any mountain will do ..

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

6 year old: Dad, will there be an obi two? #ObiWan #StarWars

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

And the award for the best named fan wiki site goes to

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Mathematics.

What real numbers will humans never know (even the approximate) value of?

Mathematician Alon Amit answers below. https://t.co/Ul6KaVkcye

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

@GergelyOrosz @KentBeck gave a talk about FB engineering at Agile Africa conference https://t.co/ihG5EGybom

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

So when the electric Delorean comes out, they should absolutely just go straight to telling us the 0-88mph time. Don’t even tell us the 0-60. Just straight to 88.

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

@ShabirMadh @ShabirMadh any data on effect for 5-11 year olds, seeing that they aren't vaccinated

[Charlize Theron @CharlizeAfrica]

My home of South Africa is going through an extraordinarily difficult time, and while I know much of the world is in pain right now, and a lot is being asked of us as global citizens, I'm hoping you'll find it in your heart to help.

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

Thanks to @BarryDwolatzky and @kimbanga for making the course a success

[Aveer Ramnath @AveerRa]

I'm feeling really upbeat after interacting with the students of the @JCSE_at_Wits Software Technical Practices course. One of the students from an unconventional background has already landed a job! Thank you @WitsUniversity and @Accenture for making this possible.