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Allama Iqbal Poetry that I Like

گزر جا عقل سے آگے کہ یہ نور  چراغ راہ ہے ۔ منزل نہیں ہے ----   دلِ بینا بھی کر خدا سےطلب آنکھ کا نور دل کا نور نہیں --- حلاج کی لیکن یہ روایت ہے کہ آخر  اک مرد قلندر نے کیا رازِ خودی فاش --- تو اے اسیرِ مکاں! لا مکاں سے دور نہیں وہ جلوہ گاہ ترے خاک داں سے دور نہیں --- خضر کیونکر بتائے، کیا بتائے اگر  ماہی  کہے  دریا  کہاں  ہے --- بالائے سر رہا تو ہے نام اس کا آسماں  زیر پر آ گیا تو یہی آسماں، زمیں !  ---- دل میں ہو سوزِ محبت کا وہ چھوٹا سا شرر نور سے جس کے ملے رازِ حقیقت کی خبر ---  جُراؑت ہے تو افکار کی دنیا سے گزر جا  ہیں بحر خودی میں ابھی پوشیدہ جزیرے کھلتے نہیں اس قُلزُم خاموش کے اٗسرار  جب تک تو اسے ضربِ کلیمی سے نہ چیرے  --- تری نگاہ میں ثابت نہیں خدا کا وجود  مِری نگاہ میں ثابت نہیں وجود ترا  وجود کیا ہے۔ فقط جوہرِ خودی کی نمود کر اپنی فکر کہ جوہر ہے بے نمود ترا  ---   ہر اک منتظر تیری یلغار کا  تری شوخی فکر و کردار کا  یہ ہے مقصد گردش روزگار  کہ تیری خودی تجھ پہ ہو ...

17 Key Insights from Muhammad Raza Saeed's Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Pakistan’s Growth

  Just watched a podcast of Muhammad Raza Saeed, CEO Confiz and PakWheels at Thought Behind Things . It was around 2 hours session, here are my 17 take-aways. 1. Everything must be done in a propey way. Processes, not individuals, should drive a company to ensure consistency and quality management. 2. Whatever you do, identify patterns in your service, its where you would find new ideas to work on, areas to innovate by creating products. 3. Software is means to an end, and that end is "the problem it solve". Focus on problems identification and then building solutions to fix them. Digitalization globally is only at 15-20%, offering abundant opportunities for software businesses. 4. Large software platforms are complex and every business is different in operations, even when they are doing same stuff. People are needed to customize platforms to meet specific requirements. Here is the opportunity you can tap. 5. Business opportunities lie not only in grand challenges but also i...

How to start freelancing in software development?

A student asked about how to start feelancing at reddit. Here are a couple of points I shared. I found it a bit cool, so I thought to share with broader audience: 1. Pick one skill and master it thoroughly by learning from 3-4 different sources (e.g., Coursera, Udemy, edX, YouTube, etc.). Complete 2-3 academic projects to apply what you've learned. Try to incorporate most of the features or tools often demanded in related projects within the chosen tech stack. Start by selecting a technology that has good demand nowadays and in which you already have some experience (this is recommended but not required). Choose something you enjoy working with. Once you've made your choice, stick with it for at least 3-4 years. This could be MERN, MEAN, React Native, Shopify, Odoo, Java/Spring, Flutter, .NET, Laravel, Salesforce, ERPs, Blockchain, Web3, integrations, ML/AI, automation, web scraping, data processing, crypto, or something else. The key is to pick one and stick to it unless you h...