Programming 101

A five-part introduction series on basics of Programming

Chirag S P
Introduction: I come from non-computer science background, so when I first encountered code in my bachelor’s degree, it looked like an Alien language. I never understood how code works and why you need to explain each and every step. I was like, computers are smart, do I really need to tell that this value, which I want to store is a Number or an Alphabet each and every time! Can’t the computer get that, its so basic!

How to use POSTMAN Application

A quick introduction on how to use postman

Chirag S P
REST APIs being the gold standard in the industry these days , every application uses REST APIs. So how to do you test it? You can use the browser to call the API and use an extension like JSONViewer to see the returned JSON response. If the returned data is in XML, we need another extension. Quickly you’ll realize you need a complete set of tools to test REST APIs.

How to get started with using Notion App

A quick introduction to note taking app, Notion

Chirag S P
Human mind is complex machine , it can do many things very well, but the area where it lacks is perfect recall. Though it looks cool in movies when the main character is able to remember something exactly, in real life it gets much more murkier. Sometimes it gets so bad that what we assume we remember, is sometimes exactly opposite of what might have actually transpired. Knowing this has inspired to me start diligently taking notes of things important me in my day-today life, especially in my profession life.

Create a python flask application

How to setup a python flask application

Chirag S P
Python being one of most used language in the world, makes it very easy to develop web applications. In Python several different frameworks to develop web applications. Two of most popular frameworks are Django Flask Django is mainly used for large applications and Flask is mainly used for light weight applications. In this article we are going to cover the basics of Python flask. Steps to setup a python flask application

How to use Jira APIs in Python

Integrate Jira APIs in Python application

Chirag S P
Imagine your filling your Jira tasks everyday and by the end of the week you wonder, can I find the total number of hours logged in Jira. So what do you do? As any sane( insane 😅 ) person you think of developing an webapp to fetch all the data and calculate your day wise work logged for each story/task/subtask or SR. Then you start searching on how to build an webapp using Jira APIs.

About

A short description about me

Chirag S P
Hey there 👋 I’m a software dev building the next great SaaS product. I usually dabble with Java at work, and also some Python code when I want to automate something. Recently hooked to front-end coding. Challenged myself to build 12 new products in 2022. Currently creating SQL Grammar Java interview questions template When I’m not coding, I like to spend reading space fiction and crack lame jokes. 😄

Portfolio

Chirag S P
I’m a Fullstack developer with 8+ years of experience as a Java and Angular Developer. I’m currently working with Opentext Pvt Limited in Bangalore as a Senior Software Engineer. Below are some of the projects that I have worked on with different organizations, Senior Software Engineer at Opentext Private Ltd (From 14th January 2018 till Present) Project Name: TGFIA and TGFIAUI This product is used to provision a mailbox in an Opentext product called Trading Grid Online.