Hacking: the ultimate truth
Want to know the ultimate truth about hacking?
Category: Getcha Solutions
Singhealth hacked. What about other companies now?
Singhealth has been hacked and its data breached. So, what does it mean for the other smaller companies and SMEs? I’m a web developer and programmer and I deal with many local (Singapore) companies. Since my post some days ago about this singhealth hack topic, I have had some queries. This article is me again […]
I feel like a robot, sometimes
Sometimes, I have to think like a robot, feel like a robot, go on and on like a robot. Because, in my line of work, that actually makes things work better. I mean I can work better, and work gets done better and faster and systematically. So, once in a while, it’s okay to behave […]
I don’t do Partnership
I’m writing this blog because just yesterday is the latest of phone calls among a string of calls I get from “clients” who broached the topic of partnership in one straight-forward way or in another beat-around-the-bush way. Whatever the case, I’m writing this down as a blog entry so that nobody’s time, not mine, not […]
A Programmer’s Email Diaries: 23rd June 2018
Dear Mr Khan, I saw your advertisement on Carousell website and read also your Getcha Solutions website. I was very impressed with what you have done so far. I really salute you. I have same amount of working experience as you but I was involved in SAP programming for the first 15 years of my […]
Which part of the project is difficult?
Recently, a client called me after some email to-and-fro sessions, where she described her requirements for the web development project, and I gave her a cost quotation. On the phone, she started to “analyse” which part(s) of the project is “difficult” for me, by re-describing the requirements as if it’s actually an easy job. How she did […]
Do you have experience with development in my industry?
This is an often-asked question, whether I have similar projects in the same industry. I have had to explain this over and over again to many clients. So, i’m writing it as a blog post here. Your industry may be finance or aviation or food or education or others. But MY industry is systems development […]
Pay per Hour is just Wrong
In my field, there are many clients (or even fellow web developers/programmers) who believe that programmers should be paid by hours. There are certain skills (like programming) where it just doesn’t work that way. I can talk a lot to explain this. OR, I can share this story first: ————————- Story Starts ————————- A giant ship engine failed. The […]