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I write to make sense of what I'm learning while building software and to share insights that actually matter in real projects. This space captures lessons, trade-offs, and experiences from my journey as a developer, thoughts meant to inform, provoke, and spark genuine technical conversations.

React doesn't re-render when 'props' change
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React doesn't re-render when 'props' change

Yeah, I know. the statement sounds wrong, every React tutorial, stack overflow answer, and generally senior devs explanation starts with… 'React re-renders when props change'

9 min read
Redis is more than JUST a cache
RedisPub/SubsCache

Redis is more than JUST a cache

You slap it in front of your database, add a TTL, watch your response times drop from 500ms to 50ms, and move on. Redis quietly does its job. The system feels faster.

14 min read
Watching attention SHRINK in real time
Attention SpanDeep WorkProductivity

Watching attention SHRINK in real time

I don't think people today are bad at focusing… I think they're rarely allowed to. You see it in the smallest gaps… waiting in line, on redlights pause…

3 min read
WebSockets explained like a human!
WebSocketsReal-time ApplicationsWeb Development

WebSockets explained like a human!

At some point, every web developer tries to build something “real-time” and ends up abusing HTTP. Polling, long polling, weird and wild hacks.

5 min read
Why I code in long stretches instead of pomodoro!
Deep WorkProductivity

Why I code in long stretches instead of pomodoro!

This article is purely my take on the pomodoro thingy, like why I code in longer stretches and stay away from productivity hacks like pomodoro.

3 min read
If I were starting software engineering in 2026, This is how I'd do it
Vibe CodingAI EraSoftware Engineering

If I were starting software engineering in 2026, This is how I'd do it

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Everywhere I look, people are either overly excited about AI or quietly anxious about it.

6 min read
Stephen Hawing BLACK HOLE
Black HoleStephen HawkingsSingularity

Stephen Hawing BLACK HOLE

So basically is a book or a thesis by BBC news, And also named as “Reith lectures by BBC news”. No doubt this is one of the best short book having so many…

3 min read

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