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7 Tips to Become a Smart Worker

Farjad Hasan — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:42:47 +0000

Hard work and effort is important, but knowing where to apply effort makes all the difference. In this day and age, its a necessity to become a Smart Worker. I believe the following 7 tips can help you work smarter.

Tip#1
Analyze the task on hand to understand the in’s and out’s of it

Tip#2
Prepare and plan the stuff required for the task before starting it

Tip#3
Breakdown the task into smaller ones to measure the progress and stay motivated

Tip#4
Estimate time for each sub task, it will help you remain on track with deadline

Tip#5
Stay fully focused and work hard on completing the smaller tasks

Tip#6
Take break to rest after hitting a task milestone, it will keep you energized and productive

Tip#7
Remember there is no smart work without hard work i.e. Hard work + Brain = Smart Work

Feel free to give your perspective about Smart Work and how to achieve it.

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi) — Part 6 (Operators)

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:19:02 +0000

Jis tarah hum mathematics mein plus(+) aur minus(-) ke signs istemal karte takay humein pata chal sakey ke hum do values ko add karna hai ya subtract. Same issi tarah hum programming mein bhi signs istemal karte hain different processes ko identify karne ke liye, inn signs ko "Operators" kaha jata hai.

Mostly, basic operators sab programming languages mein common hain.

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi) — Part 5 (Keywords)

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:16:09 +0000

Keywords:

Keywords ka topic iss programming series ka sabse asaan topic hai. Keywords kafi hadd tak Syntax ke blog mein cover ho gaye hain. Lekin kuch important points reh gaye thay jinka batana zarori hai.

Sabse pehle dekhte hain ke akhir Keyword hai kya cheez. Har programming language mein kuch special lafz hain jo uske different processes or functionality ko identify karte hain.

For example:

if ( $age >= 18 )
{
echo "You can vote";
}

Iss example mein "if" aik keyword hain. Jab bhi hum kisi program mein "if" istemal karein gay, toh computer expect kare ga ke iske baad aik condition aaye gi jisko calculate karke faisla karna hai ke woh Sahi(True) hai ya Nahi(False).

Keywords ko hum Variable names mein use nahi kar sakte, kyunke iske computer confuse ho jata hai ke aap asal mein kaunsa kaam perform karna chahte hain.

Sab programming languages ke kuch Keywords same hain aur kuch different.

C Programming Language Keywords:

if, int, double, float, else, long, switch, static, while, for.

Java Programming Language Keywords:

if, int, new, abstract, else, this, super, static, while, for.

Umeed hai ke Keywords ke baray mein apka concept clear ho gaya hoga. Agar koi confusion hai ya aur explanation chahiye, toh aap mujhe apne sawal send kar sakte hain.

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi)— Part 4 (Data Types)

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:07:59 +0000

Data Types:

Data Types ko samajhne se pehle apko Variables ka samajhna zarori hai. Behtar hai aap iss series ka Part 3 pehle parh lain.

Hum samajhne ke liye Variables ko kapray dhonay ki baltiyaan soch sakte hain. In baltiyon mein hum kapray(data) store karte hain processing ke liye.

Jaisay ke humare kapre mukhtalif kisam ke hota hain issi tarah data bhi mukhtalif kisam ka hota hai. Data ki inn mukhtalif kismo ko hum Data Types kehte hain.

Ab mere jaisa zara bewakoof banda pochay ga ke "Mukhtalif data types ki akhir zarorat kiya hai?"

Iss sawal ka jawab balti ke kapron mein chupa hai. Imagine karein, apke paas mukhtalif tarah ke kapray hain. For example, sweaters, fancy kapray aur cotton (kalaf walay) kapray.

Inn sab mukhtalif kapron ko dhonay ke tarikay bhi aik dosre se farq hain. Iss liye humein chahiye aik balti mein aik hi kisam ke kapray daalain. Matlab, aik balti mein sirf sweaters, aik mein fancy kapray aur aik balti mein cotton walay kapray.

Bilkul issi tarah aik Variable mein aik kisam(Data Type) ka data store karna hota hai.

For example,

Integer number = 123
String name = "abcd"

Upar diye huwe Variable "number" mein hum sirf Integer data type ka data store kar sakte hain. Issi tarah String data type sirf jumlay (Text or Words) store karne ke liye use ho sakti hai.

Kuch common Data Types yeh hain:

Boolean (e.g., True or False)
Character (e.g., a)
Double (e.g., 1.79769313486232E308)
Floating-point number (e.g., 1.234)
Integer (e.g., 1234)
String (e.g., abcd)

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi) — Part 3 (Variables)

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:59:46 +0000

Variables:

Chalain aaj hum mil kar kuch kapray(clothes) dhotay hain. Nahi nahin programming nay mujhe pagal nahi kiya aur hum Variables hi sheekhain gay lekin kapray dhoonay ke style mein.

Imagine karain aaj humari kapray dhonay ki bari hai. Aur upar se zulm yeh ke humein sirf apne nahi balke puray ghar ke kapre dhonay hain, Sach mein sabke, Abu, Ammi aur Badi Behen. Wowww!

Iske ilawa inn sabke kapre dhonay ka tariqa bhi aik dosray se farq hai.

Abu: (Abu ke kapray iss tarteeb se dhonay hain)
1) Kapre garam pani mein detergent ke saath 15 mins tak rakhein
2) Washing Machine mein dhoyein
3) Dryer mein sokhayein

Ammi:
1) Kapre garam pani mein detergent ke saath 15 mins tak rakhein
2) Haath se dhoyein
3) Beghair dryer ke bahar sokhayein ke liye daal dain

Badi behen:
1) Kapre Washing Machine mein dhoyein
2) Dryer mein sokhayein

Haan aap log sahi samjhay mere ghar walay kuch zyada hi different hain.

Ab imagine karain sab logon nay apne ganday kapre laa kar aik jagah daal diye. Iski wajah se mera kaam buhat hi mushkil ho jaye ga kyunke different tareeqay se kapre dhonay ke liye mujhe pehle sabke kapre alag karne hongay.

Bilkul issi tarah programming mein sara Data (kapray) aik jagah rakhain se hum computer ko properly nahi bata sakte ke kaunse Data pe kya kaam karna hai aur kaisay karna hai.

Data koi bhi information ho sakti hai. Jaisay ke apka naam(Farjad), umar(32), ghar ka pata(Islamabad) yeh sab Data hai. Ab sochon main issay aik jagah rakh don, "Farjad32Islamabad", toh mere liye computer ko samjhana mushkil ho jaye ga ke mera naam kaunsa hai aur umar kaunsi.

Iss maslay ko solve karne ke liye hum baltiyaan istamaal karein gay. Yaar Kapron ko nahi bholain. Kapron ko alag karne ke liye hum 3 baltiyaan lay laitay hain aur ghar walon se kehte hain ke woh apne kapray alag baltiyon mein daalain gay. Aur har balti pe hum ghar ke fard ka naam likh dain gay takay pehchainay mein asani ho.

Ab hum asani say kapray dho sakte hain.

Pehle Abu aur Ammi ki balti ke kapre garam pani mein daalein,
kitni dair Badi Behen ki balti ke kapron ko washing machine mein dhoya,
Phir Abu ki balti ke kapron ko washing machine mein daala
aur Behen ke kapray dryer mein daal diye.
Itnay mein Ammi ke kapray haath se dho kar bahar daal diye.
Phir Behen ke kapre dryer se nikal liye
aur Abu ke kapre dryer mein daal diye.

Bas yehi sab hum programming mein bhi karte hain, Data ko aik jagah se liye ussay use kiya phir dosri jagah daal diya.

Example (PHP Programming Language)

Main apne naam aur umar wali example laita hn. Programming ke hisaab se hum baltiyon ki jagah Variables use karain gay Data ko separate aur store karne ke liye.

$naam = "Farjad";

$umar = 32;

$pata = "Islamabad";

PHP Language mein Variable ka naam liknay ke pehle ($) ka nishaan lagana zarori hai. Yeh PHP ka Syntax hai. Agar apko Syntax ka matlab nahi pata toh please iss series ka Part 2 parhein.

Hum keh sakte hain Variable aik balti hai aur Variable ka naam ussay dosre variables se mukhtalif karne aur identify karne ke liye hai.

Jaise ke,

$AmmiKiBalti = "Kapray";
$AbuKiBalti;
$BehenKiBalti;

Apne note kiya hoga maine $AbuKiBalti aur $BehenKiBalti ke variables ke aagay kuch nahi likha. Asal mein yeh humari marzi hoti hai ke hum Variable mein koi Data daalna chahein ya nahi. Abu aur Behen ke variables humne bana liye hain lekin abhi woh khali hain. Aur Ammi ke variable mein humne Kapray daal diye hain.

Ab programming mein bhi humare liye asan ho gaya hai ke jab hum jo bhi variable istamal karna chahein toh humein sirf variable ka naam likha hai aur uske undar ka Data wahan available ho jaye ga.

Maslan,

Main chahta hn computer screen pe mere naam likha huwa nazar aaye. Toh mein likhon ga,

echo $naam;

Jaise hi computer yeh line dekhay ga toh woh check karne lagay ga ke $naam variable mein kaunsa Data hai aur ussay "Farjad" mil jaye ga. Iske saath hi woh lafz "Farjad" screen pe dikhana shuru kar day ga.

Umeed hai aap logon ko Variables ka concept thora clear huwa hoga. Agar nahi huwa toh koi baat nahi, "Main hoon na".

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi)— Part 2 (Syntax)

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:48:50 +0000

Basic Syntax:

Programmers kuch lafz buhat istemal karte hain. Un mein se aik lafz "Syntax" hai. Asan lafzon mein woh basic zahiri tarteeb jo program likhne ke liye zarori hai.

Dunya ki har zuban ka koi syntax zaror hota hai. Jaisay ke Urdu mein koi jumla bananay ke liye lafzon ko aik khaas tarteeb mein likhna hota hai takay unka koi matlab nikle. Aap Syntax ko aik kisam grammer keh sakte hain.

Example 1:

"Babar aik acha aur zaheen larka hai."
Upar diye gaye jumlay ko ap asani se samajh sakte hain aur iska matlab bhi bilkul saaf hai.

Agar issi jumlay ki tarteeb hum change kar dain toh iska matlab hi samajhna mushkil ho jaye ga.
"Acha Babar aik hai aur larka zaheen."

Chalain aik aur Urdu ki misaal laitay hain, hum har jumla khatam karne ke liye nukta(full stop) lagate hain. Issay yeh faida hota hai ke jo koi bhi yeh jumla parhay aur Urdu jaanta ho woh samajh jaye ke kahan jumla khatam ho raha hai.

Bilkul issi tarah Programming mein bhi mukhtalif asool or tareekay hain jo follow karne parhtay hain, aur yeh sab mil kar Syntax kehlatay hain.

Example 2:

PHP Programming Language mein line(jumla) khatam karne ke liye semi-colon (;) lagana parhta hai. Kyunke humara code computer ne samajhna hota hai aur computer mein pehle se Syntax save hota hai. Woh hamesha line ke end pe semi-colon (;) expect kare ga. Aur agar woh miss howa toh error (means, apne koi ghabla kiya hai), dikhaye ga. Asay errors ko hum Syntax Errors kehte hain.

Main ab Urdu ka wohi jumla Programming mein likhta hon.

echo *"Babar aik acha aur zaheen larka hai.";*
Upar wali line mein koi Syntax error nahi.*
echo *"Babar aik acha aur zaheen larka hai."
Upar wali line ke end mein semi-colon(;) missing hai, iss liye Syntax error hai.

Trick Question:

echo "Acha Babar aik hai aur larka zaheen.";

kya upar walay jumlay mein koi syntax error hai ya nahi?

Mujhe pata hai start zara boring huwa hai, lekin agay ke topics interesting hain aur phir real programming bhi shuru hogi toh asal maza aaye ga.

Picture abhi baki hai mere dost!!

Basic Programming Concepts In Desi Way (Urdu/Hindi) — Part 1

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:35:03 +0000

Programming ke kuch basic concepts hain jo almost sab programming languages mein same hain. Inko samajh ke properly istamal karna hi programming hai. Ap keh sakte hain ke yeh programming ki ABC hai.

Basic Syntax
Variables
Data Types
Keywords
Basic Operators
Decision Making
Loops
Functions

Please yeh list dekh kar ghabrana nahi, main iss list ko halwa bana kar khilaon ga takay programming seekh jayein aur maza bhi aaye.

Pakistani Tech Women in 2019

Farjad Hasan — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:07:06 +0000

These inspiring women in tech are making Pakistan proud.

Ayman Sarosh
Ayman Sarosh, a freelancer based in Pakistan. She has been awarded best Freelancere of the Year award by Payoneer.

Asma Zaheer
Asma Zaheer is a Pakistani computer scientist. She has been honored with IBM’s highest esteemed award “Best of IBM 2019”. It makes her the first Pakistani Computer Scientist to receive this achievement.

Naureen Hayat
Naureen Hayat is the Co-Founder of Tez Financial Services. A smartphone application that provides instant loans. Recently, she has won the $100K first prize at Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition.

Shanza Faiq
Shanza Faiq is a BA-LL.B graduate of 2016. She has topped the Central Superior Services (CSS) exam and has been inducted into the Foreign Services of Pakistan Group.

Dr. Sara Saeed
Dr. Sara Saeed CEO and Co-Founder of a Tele-Medicine delivery system. She has been awarded Rolex Awards for Enterprise as Associate LAUREATE for her project called “Sehat Kahani”. Dr. Sara Saeed has now become the first Pakistani woman in the list of 150 Laureates.

Source: TechJuice

Truth About Getting a Programming Job Without Degree

Farjad Hasan — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:13:57 +0000

“Can I get coding job without a Degree?”

“I don’t have Computer Science Degree but I want to switch my career to programming. Is it possible?”

I got these kind of questions on a daily basis. So, I thought why not, I should answer them at once and finish this curiosity.

Drum roll please…… The answer to the question is…. YES!!!

However, this isn’t a simple YES, it needs extra hard work and super dedication to make this happen.

By the way, I also don’t have a CS degree but my passion for computers and programming led me to a career in the Software Industry.

That’s why, I believe I can guide you about the necessary steps to enter in Software Industry without having a CS degree.

I have a feeling that most of the readers have already watched Avengers: Infinity War or Endgame. So, I will borrow the infinity stones reference from these movies. Today, I will tell you about the 6 Infinity Stones which can help to kick-start your career in the Software Universe.

The 6 Infinity Stones of Software Universe:

Anyone who follows these 6 points will stand out against the ones who have the traditional Computer Sciences Degrees.

Expand Your Online Presence:

Create a solid profile on LinkedIn and other social platforms.
Join professional networks and follow tech influencers on social media platforms.
Periodically, write thoughtful comments on the posts of your favorite tech influencers.
Subscribe to YouTube channels which provide quality content for learning software technologies.

Learn Technical Skills:

Learn the basic programming concepts. No need to memorize everything, just try to understand it.
Utilize online programming courses to get practical tutorials
Join a programming or coding bootcamp or training to get practical knowledge
Practice programming for at least 30 minutes daily. Start small, create tiny applications and grow from there.
Most important learn the art of Googling. Learn how to search the stuff you need on Google.
Stackoverflow is your best friend, its a platform where programmers can get answers of almost all of their technical issues.

Git & Github:

Learn Git (Version Control System) and its basic commands. Its an essential technology in software industry.
Create Github Account and upload all of your programming projects. Github is like Facebook of programmers where programmers share their projects and code with each other.

Create Portfolio App:

Create a portfolio project using your own programming skills
Add your projects and the technologies which are used in those projects
Add your social media and Github links
Buy a cheap web hosting and some web domains of your choice
Deploy some of your best programming projects on the live server. It will help others to see your work in action
Add the live web application links on your portfolio as well as social media profiles

Prepare for Interview:

Use online interview guides to understand what type of questions can be asked in interviews
Have mock interviews with a friend or colleague
Practice writing pseudo code on paper as well
Don’t afraid to fail, and give as much interviews as you can.

Attitude is the key:

I believe everyone can code and program but it’s not a piece of cake. You need a fighter’s attitude to succeed in Software Industry. Everyday will bring new challenges to you but these challenges are the real fun as well. Be patient and keep grinding day in, day out.
Be a team player, it will help in the long run because massive projects can’t be built by a single person.
Be a learner for life, never deny a learning opportunity. Technology is changing rapidly, only the ones who are willing to learn and adapt will survive.

I hope all these points will help you in your journey to the Programming World. Don’t hesitate to contact me if these points raises more questions in your mind. I am here to help always.
Furthermore, if you have suggestions to improve these points, please let me know, I am more than happy to learn and improve.