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Archive for December, 2008

Cache Problem with Facebook Profile Box and a Request to Facebook Engineers!

December 24th, 2008

Why Memcached is so popular? One of the reason could be Facebook! Facebook uses Memcached all over their application. Those who are not familiar with Memcached, “memcached is a distributed memory caching system that allows multiple servers to access the same shared memory” and yes, this is server side caching. So “Ctrl + F5″ will not work

If you are Facebook applications developer, i’m pretty sure you faced this caching problem with your profile box. Probably this is the reason why Facebook had to do something about it. As a result they came out with “refreshImgSrc()“. You can request your image be re-cached by using facebook.fbml.refreshImgSrc('imgURL').

But this is bothering, to clear cache I have to call an API? This is extra hassle in the development and I guess it also breaks the concentration. Personally, I never used this API, indeed I always renamed my Image name to clear the cached image.

While I was working today with similar problem, I was thinking that why Facebook cached the developer’s profile box? It would be great if they just stop caching the developers profile box. As long as they know the guy who is working is a developer! Wouldn’t it be great if they stop caching your profile box images and other contents?

So, I’m requesting Facebook engineers to consider this issue if it’s possible all the way. Trust me, It will save lots of time for developers.

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Posted in Cache, Facebook, Memcached, Technology

Tags: Cache Memcached

First Person Singular Number, at The End of The Year, 2008

December 21st, 2008

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Lately, I have been a little bit slow, slow at work, slow at thinking and slow at doing something new! But, I believe this is not how the year 2008 been for me. I never had such expectations or desires from a time. Out of office work, I mainly spend my time on my own way, and most of them are unplanned.

So, what I have been up to in 2008? Let me remember, although I can guarantee that I won’t be able to remember all of them, just because I got a goldfish memory

Me and my friend Jewel have developed this personal Facebook application called “Fallywood“.
From my office – we have developed Facebook applications, NCAA 09 , Madden 09, Tigerwoods, Godfather-I/II, Deadspace and many more, and of course my first individual Facebook application Kissability was also developed at the beginning of this year 2008.
I joined FriendFeed and Twitter and been trying to be active there.
I moved my personal blog to my own domain and hosting.
On an average I wrote at least one blog per week.
Reviewed 4 more tech books for Packt Publishing.
Moved to Linux from Windows
Learned about WordPress/Drupal/Elgg.
Gained some good experience about CSS by work.
Started Bangla blogging.
Attended some tech seminars.
At the end of the year, I had a great Vacation with my family, friends and my village people!
Outing more than last year.
Have been sleeping well since I moved to a single room.

It’s been great so far. As I have said earlier that I have less desire/expectations (maybe, thats the best way to be happy?), So I don’t have any desire or expectations for 2009. I don’t even have a plan for tomorrow! All I know, I will move with the flow. I will try to follow my heart in every aspect of my life. All I know I will keep searching for a place that has already been found!

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Life in Bangladeshi Villages…

December 11th, 2008

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I’m having a great EID (Eid-ul-adha) so far. In fact, this EID is being one of the best Eid of my whole life. This year I decided to spend my Eid day with my village people. Have to mention, my village is located in Sunamganj District which is a real rural place, no electricity, no gas and no good communication system and I guess my village represent the Bangladeshi villages as almost all Bangladeshi villages are like this one.

Spent 2 days in my village, not only the Eid was my target but also wanted to be with these people and wanted to see how they spend their daily life. It’s nothing new to me but this was something for me to realize on a new way. From my current and previous experience with village people,I have noticed some interesting informations about village life in Bangladesh, if you are not familiar with these you can have a look…

Village people do a lots of physical work

Their one generation lose everything (i.e. wealth, property etc..) and next generation comes and tries to re-build it, and the next generation comes and they do the same mistake again. This is how the cycle works there. Why people make the same mistake? Because, they work just because they have to, they have to get rice to eat, this is the reason why they move their asses, otherwise they would love to sleep at home! They have to give their sister marry, this is why they have to earn and save some money.
Middle east is the place for village people to be rich. This is where from most of the BIG income come for village people. Those who have someone in UK/USA are known as most unique and most rich people in the village!
Those who have money, will never save it in the bank, they will buy lands! Land is the main delicious and most important stuff for village people.
99% people sleep before 10pm and wake up before 6am!
95% families have hens and ducks
Middle class family have cows
There are too much grouping in village people, mainly for lands and they mainly fight for land.
I just feel they don’t have proper/accurate idea about religion.
They love to talk loudly, but except mouth word there is no sound pollution!
They respect educated people.
They like to show up (I.e. spreading all over what they have he he)
They complain very less!
Their desire is too less. Most of them don’t even have any desire.
They love their guest.
They eat real fresh food!
Village people don’t need any physical exercise, as they do physical work everyday!
Solar Electricity is getting popular among Bangladeshi village people
They do a lots of comments while watching TV
Village women are very neglected, they are very caring about their husband but they don’t receive the same care from their husband!
They live very simple life and above all, I love village people!