About Me

Hi, I’m Nikhil.

I am a computer enthusiast. Currently, I am a gradudate student at San Jose State University and live in San Jose. I was born and raised in Pune, India. I have lived in Pune, Bangalore, Chicago and now live in San Jose.
I’ve been programming computers since the late 90s. I currently grok Ruby and use it to accomplish most of my tasks as it fits great for developing web applications as well as automating and configuring systems. I occasionally enjoy speaking at conferences, lightning talks, and meetup groups.
In a past life, I used to be a C programmer due to which I also harbor a special interest for systems. My platform of choice is GNU/Linux, usually coupled with appropriate virtualization and always controlled via automatic configuration management.

I used to work with really smart people at ThoughtWorks, Inc. for three years. There, I learned many tricks of the trade while helping build web applications for clients and developing products for ThoughtWorks.

A few of my favorite tools would be: emacs, git, chef and keynote.

What am I learning?

Currently, I am learning Python and Networking.

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