assela Pathirana:General disclaimer

What this is

• Bits of information that I want to share with other people are published here.
• Content can range from useless bits of personal information to not so useless (?) items related to
  • my work,
  • teaching, etc.
• Sometimes I jot down my computer programming experiences that are related to my work or hobbies.

What this is NOT

• A complete work: I write this whenever I have free time. Not based on any plan or framework. I create links first, and may complete the target article later, if ever. So, if there are links in RED, don't follow and more importantly, don't keep your fingers crossed -- it might never be written.
• Serious work: Well... at lest most of the stuff appear here are not to be taken too seriously. Read the notice if you are so inclined -- but I'll state it here anyway: Most of the content may be useless.

Why bother

Let me explain it this way. I was creating web based dynamic systems back in late nineties, when such things were magick. I spent two years writing code for a database-backed, multi-user hydrological analysis system using Oracles's PL/SQL. It worked and I was happy. Then I moved away from the area for a several years before started reading about the subject again. Then I was in for a sort of 'Culture shock'. What we have thought as work has become play and anyone with half a day to spare and a old computer could have a nice dynamic web system going!

So I am simply enjoying the magick!