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My name is Arnab Chakraborty, and this is my weblog.

As you have come to this page so I am assuming that you would like to know something about me, ok fine, you may find this boring but just bear with me a little bit, here I’ll tell you something about my work, my passions and some other things that I like. My work details may sound too technical to you (coz I’m a Programmer) so if you don’t like reading that part then you can skip to the next paragraph.

I am a Software Consultant based in Pune, India. I enjoy writing JavaScript. I also have some unhealthy affection towards Ruby, Python and Cigarettes . Personally, I like to call myself a BrowserMonkey (self invented term means a person who spends most of his time using Alt+Tab to jump from one browser window to another to check whether his code works in all browsers or not). Since late 2005 as I delved deeper into the Web Frontend I have gathered extensive knowledge in large scale client-side web development, web application security  issues(XSS, CSRF, JS Hijacking, SQL Injection etc.), event-driven programming, design patterns and other good coding practices like writing reusable and readable code. Meanwhile, I have used several JavaScript frameworks like Yahoo User Interface (YUI), jQuery and Prototype; by the way I have also had experience using Cometd (Dojo). In CSS I am familiar with Grid based designs, fluid layout techniques, CSS Sprites and other “COOL” stuffs like fixing IE6; finally I also have good hands on experience in optimizing client-side Web Applications for optimal performance. That’s all about my work details.

Okay…, it’s time to talk about some of my personal things – I like reading, hiking and cooking (you won’t believe but seriously I am really a good cook ), my favourite sport is Football and I am a die-hard fan of Manchester United (if you are a fan of some other club please take it easy). Once upon a time I used to be a good ‘Painter’ but since the day I have started writing software programs I have lost that skill completely I can’t even draw a single straight line these days, what an irony! By the way I love music too, though I don’t have any favorite singer in that sense because I almost listen to everybody. Other things about me are I am an agnostic in terms of religion, a social outcast, unromantic (as per my girlfriend), liberal democrat, unrealistic, impatient, weird, dreamer, friendly and finally a Geek.

Now a bit about education I have a B.A in English literature not in Computer Science , actually I wanted to be a Geologist, but unfortunately did my graduation in English literature and after a lot of hassles finally landed up in Software Programming, you may be saying “how weird?”, I too sometimes say the same thing, when I look back at my past.

More About Me:

• Professional(LinkedIn) – Details of my professional portfolio

Lastly, I thank you for reading through this, if you would like to drop me a line or two you can do that in the Contact Me page.