Blog

Here you can see all of my blog posts that I've published, grouped by year.

2026

• Structured Concurrency in Java 25

  Build a parallel dashboard API, uncover wasted work after failures, and see how structured concurrency fixes it.

  15 min read

• Re-architecting an old service: Part 2

  How I structured a multi-PR migration for AI delegation, and what actually made it work

  9 min read

• Re-architecting an old service: Part 1

  Replacing an aging Java proxy with a Python subprocess, without touching the callers

  6 min read

• Building worklog, a CLI for my daily reports

  From idea to a simple but incredibly useful personal tool

  5 min read

• Building a tabata timer: state machines, wake locks, and haptic feedback

  Building a tabata timer app

  8 min read

• env() function in CSS (and Tailwind)

  Niche function that is incredibly useful

  2 min read

• ORMs vs query builders vs raw SQL

  Short story discussing each approach

  6 min read

• JSON + metadata = useful logs

  Improvements in the observability of the system

  3 min read

• Date parsing in JS

  The Date parsing bug that lived in production for years

  3 min read

• i18n-utils: CLI to simplify i18n file management

  CLI utility to streamline operations on i18n files

  4 min read

2025

• Advent of Code 2025, part 2

  My journey through AoC 2025, days 7-12

  14 min read

• Advent of Code 2025, part 1

  My journey through AoC 2025, days 1-6

  13 min read

• Bash "strict" mode

  Essential options in bash scripts

  4 min read

• XSS security vulnerability

  A real-world example of a classic security mistake, and how I tracked it down and fixed it.

  5 min read

• Building local-first app with IndexedDB

  Laying out the foundation for a robust app

  7 min read

• Storage in the browser

  What are the ways to persist data in the browser?

  6 min read

• Exploring Drag and Drop API

  Learning about web platform fundamentals and applying them on practice

  7 min read

• inert HTML attribute

  What is inert and what problem does it solve?

  3 min read

• React performance hooks and compiler

  Overview of React perf hooks and compiler

  4 min read

• Git Worktrees

  Lesser-known but incredible Git feature

  4 min read

• Maze generation algorithms

  Exploring different approaches to generate a maze

  10 min read

• Blog updates

  New things on the website and in the blog

  2 min read

• Levenshtein distance algorithm

  How do computers understand that two words are similar?

  6 min read

• Different line endings

  A quick guide to line endings across operating systems

  4 min read

• Finally block not running - war story

  What are the reasons when finally block might not run

  4 min read

• The GitFrag challenge

  A diary of the mini util that I've built as a challenge

  11 min read

• Pokémon MCP server

  Exploring what MCP is and building an MCP server for fun

  8 min read

• Building a wizard form

  With react-hook-form, zod & zustand

  9 min read

• Trie data structure

  Deep dive into what trie is and its applications

  7 min read

• Making Sudoku game from scratch

  Utilizing algorithms and data structures for fun

  7 min read

• Solving Sudoku

  Algorithm to solve Sudoku and visualization

  5 min read

• Sudoku verification

  Breaking down an algorithm to verify sudoku

  7 min read

• UTF-8 encoding

  How text is encoded in UTF-8, visualized

  5 min read

• Warehouse simulator from scratch: Part 2

  Finishing up the simulator inspired by Advent of Code 2024, Day 15

  8 min read

• Warehouse simulator from scratch: Part 1

  Building a simulator inspired by Advent of Code 2024, Day 15

  13 min read

• TypeScript vs JavaScript private

  Deep dive into differences between TS private modifier and native JS #private fields

  7 min read

• Flood fill algorithm

  How flood fill algorithm works, visualized

  8 min read

• One of my favorite Java interview questions

  A deep dive into singleton implementation details

  9 min read

• The hardest day of AoC 2024 (for me)

  Or how I learned about the Bron-Kerbosh algorithm

  6 min read

• LRU Cache: visualization & implementation

  What is LRU cache, hot to build it, and some visualizations for better understanding

  6 min read

• Better approach to automated UI testing

  Utilizing data-testid attributes to simplify automation

  6 min read