My IndiaFOSS 2.0 experience
By Mohd Shamoon
August 2, 2022
I am a big fan of conferences as I always get to know a lot of new things which I wouldn’t have thought or heard otherwise. I have gone through most of the videos of past Javascript conferences and it really helped me to understand some core principles and thoughts…
My first 10k run
By Mohd Shamoon
June 15, 2022
This is a story of how I was able to run in an official 10k running event after a month of practice and proper planning. I have loved running since my childhood. I used to be the guy who did not get tired even after playing for the whole day….
Open source, automation and sharing with discord bots
By Mohd Shamoon
May 26, 2022
When do you think a developer is the happiest? For me it is when a piece of code written by you is used by someone and they are happy and thankful for it. That is the best feeling ever. It is so fascinating to be in the technology space in…
Coding is just 20 percent
By Mohd Shamoon
March 24, 2022
One line that I have heard quite frequently in ColoredCow is- In any project the actual development or coding part is only 20 percent. I have also heard variations to this statement where the percentage has even gone down to one percent- Coding is just one percent. Being a software…
Exploring, Traveling, & Learning one of our NGO partners’s eco-system
By Abhishek Sharma
March 8, 2018
Our journey started when we were invited to our partner’s annual event in Mumbai – a gathering of people from the social sector to share ideas and create a stronger NGO community. A two-day trip allowing us to immerse into the experiences of the social development sector. We got to…
Choosing the right tools
By Vaibhav Rathore
December 25, 2017
Isn’t this a perfect screenshot?… Umm… I’ll take your vote as yes. Being a developer or any other professional, it’s important to make things happen. What’s more important is to make those things happen the right way. When I started out on WordPress, I didn’t care about how good…
Little things, greater experiences!
By Akansha Tiwari
November 25, 2017
Post-engineering I began looking for opportunities which could give me the freedom to explore, explore fearlessly. It was then that I got a chance to intern with Colored Cow, it didn’t take a lot of time for me to take the decision because I could resonate with the one of their fundamental element – ‘Passion’.
Working with constraints
By Vaibhav Rathore
November 24, 2017
It’s going to be almost a year for ColoredCow to be working from hills. And it’s been a remarkable journey so far. Spending the summers in hills, a fantastic view of a huge lake, multiple treks on weekends and chilly nights. Who doesn’t want that? Life’s been perfect. But that’s…
How I quit engineering and became a designer
By Abhishek Sharma
November 16, 2017
Two things before I begin, a) I completed engineering and b) This is not about quitting but pursuing a calling. I was a mechanical engineering student before I became a full time designer. I guess it was in my last year that my heart started telling me full time that…
Growth opportunities for Indian SMBs
By ColoredCow
December 25, 2013
My shopping patterns have changed significantly over the last few years. Thanks to the advances in the technologies, my experiences of getting things done is getting better and better. Like, for quite some time now all the books I’ve purchased were purchased online. I don’t remember the last time I…