the writing desk
things i think about, written down — tap any post to read
- floci: the whole cloud, running on your laptop2026-06-20the local cloud emulator we found this week — what it is, when to reach for it, and a crystal-clear walk through how it serves aws, azure, and gcp from a single port.read →
- cracking the code: the tech behind qr payments2025-03-08what actually happens when you scan a upi qr code: encoding, error correction, and a number bigger than the atoms in the universe.read →
- why do ads never buffer? (and can our videos learn from them?)2025-01-26why ads stream in crisp 1080p while your show buffers, and what video streaming can steal from ad tech.read →
- read receipts 101: decoding the ticks2025-01-07how whatsapp's blue ticks really work, and how i'd rebuild a real time read receipt system from scratch.read →
- a kafka fuelled journey: my lfx mentorship with jaeger2024-09-01my lfx mentorship with cncf jaeger: wiring kafka as a buffer between collector and ingester in jaeger v2.read →
- navigating exception management in typescript2024-04-09five hard won rules for throwing, wrapping, and surviving errors in typescript without losing your stack trace.read →
- code crusade: a beginner's guide to development2024-03-13a friendly, no gatekeeping starter map for anyone taking their first steps into software development.read →