Ravi S. Iyer: Software Development

Last updated on 3 Dec. 2025 3 Dec. 2025 - Note: Regular app backend data service is not working and so using simpler backend data service On 30 Nov. 2025, I found that the free graphql backend data service - https://gql.bhagavadgita.io/graphql - used by the regular app, is not working. The regular app is dependent on this service to get Bhagavad Gita data to be shown to the user. This graphql backend data service is provided by somebody else, and so not in my control. I do not think an alternative free graphql backend service for Bhagavad Gita data is available, as of now. For the time being, I am using an alternate, simpler and free JSON backend service https://vedicscriptures.github.io which provides Bhagavad Gita data in quite a different manner from the original graphql service. So I had to simplify the app to use translation and commentary for Gita verses of only one author — Swami Sivananda — and therefore disabled the Settings menu item, which previously allowed selection of t...

Last updated on 5th Sep. 2024 Minor update on 1 Oct. 2024 Quick Info App (latest version) deployed at:  https://gita-rsi.vercel.app/ Github repo of app:  https://github.com/ravisiyer/gita About older v1.3 Details To Do: Settings page: Done: 1. Message when no translator or commentator is selected should be changed appropriately. Done: 2. Label of select at least one translator or commentator should be added Verse page: Dropped as code seems to prevent this condition and worst case, we will just be showing empty translators and commentators section: 3. If no translators or no commentators are selected then a message of no translator or commentator selected should be shown. Done: 4. Commentators more info note can be shown only when a commentator has been selected. ===== Modified hero images so that Krishna is close to center and somewhat prominent even though standing Arjuna figure is more prominent. ========= SC feedback and msg to him (slightly edited) on it (on 21st Aug...