Kenny
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Kenny
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34 | 🇮🇳 → Teaching myself how to code 💻 #100DaysOfCode ex-Amazon
India Katılım Ekim 2010
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@parthpunter Man, I had just started following cricket in 2003 when the world cup came around. I cried when we lost the final but that innings from Ponting made me a life long fan.
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In January 1999, a 24-year old Ricky Ponting held a press conference with a blackened eye.
He told the media he had a drinking problem, and said the black eye was the result of a drunken brawl in a club.
Most people saw a careless brat not valuing the opportunity to play for Australia. Few saw a young man who had the courage to face the media with a black eye and concede he had a problem.
The young man would eventually take Australia to its greatest heights.
There have been some formidable captains that have taken their test teams to great heights but haven't won an ICC tournament. There are captains that have been successful in limited overs cricket but don't quite have a great test record.
Ponting is an exception. Four ICC trophies along with 48 test wins with an envious win percentage.
The most impressive of the triumphs, in my opinion, was in 2009, where he won the ICC champions trophy after most of their great players had retired. He carried a relatively young side on his shoulders and was the man of the series.
We are in December, well into the yearly Australian summer. I remember as a kid, I would invariably have a 5 o'clock alarm throughout these months to watch the magic of Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist and the likes.
But the biggest motivation was to watch Ricky Ponting stride out to bat at number 3 with intent. He walked to the crease like a man in search of an adventure. He owned the pitch, and he made sure the opposition knew that with his swivelling pull shots off the front foot.
I loved to watch him dominate bowling attacks around the world, including India. The style, the arrogance, the swag; the aura that Viv Richards carried before him, and Virat Kohli after.
The world hated him, for the major part, and he did not give a damn about it. The tiny eyed man with a boyish grin conquered the world, and retired as the most successful cricketer the game has ever seen.
The image of Ponting walking out to bat with his collar up is still one of the most badass images in the history of this beautiful sport.
I remember being numb on the morning he announced his retirement. And to watch Michael Clarke break down at the presser added to it. The fact that I won't be able to watch him bat again took a while to sink in.
Happy birthday Punter, it's been over a decade since you've retired. But I still miss my 5 o'clock alarm.

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@lilcxxj @bootdotdev That's reassuring to say the least. Imma be cracked lol
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@lilcxxj @bootdotdev Do you feel ready for the real world? I'm taking the course too
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Grandmaster achieved on @bootdotdev (the worlds largest backend development focused learning platform) and I do NOT feel GOATED shit is HARD. software development/programming is no joke. We didn't do this because it was easy but because we thought it would be...aaaand because we all wanted to make vidya gamez lesbehonest


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Just read one page of the friendly manual, just one a day
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“Read 500 pages every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.” - Warren Buffett
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#100daysofcode Day17-18
For the last couple of days I've been learning functional programming on python. Got introduced to pure functions and recursions. Might have to dive deep into these concepts. I can feel myself thinking in ways
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#100daysofcode At day 16 of the backend course at @bootdotdev. Currently studying functional programming. Truly powerful paradigm in programming. I still value OOPs and see its value.
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I just completed the Build Asteroids using Python and Pygame course on @bootdotdev! It was a great experience building my first big project. Although it was guided project, I got to learn working with multiple files, an introduction to pygame, working with game loops, collisions, physics of movements etc. Can definitely see myself exploring more with pygame.
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I just completed the Learn Object Oriented Programming in Python course on @bootdotdev! Check out my certificate here: boot.dev/certificates/1…
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