How Claude Helps Me Work Better Beyond Codelatest
Everyone talks about Claude for coding. Here is how I use it outside code at work: writing, meetings, research, decisions, and daily planning as a principal engineer.
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Notes on backend systems, Go, AI, and scratching my own itch.
CAP Theorem Explained Like You Are 12: 5 Desi Examples
CAP theorem in plain English with 5 everyday examples from cricket, Bollywood, UPI, dabbawalas, and WhatsApp. No jargon walls, just real life.
GitHub Issues as a Database: A Fun Go Project
Can you store app data in GitHub issues and comments? A playful deep dive into issues-as-a-datastore, four wild things you could build with it, and why it makes a great real-world Go project.
How to Build a Rate Limiter in Go for Beginners
A beginner-friendly guide to rate limiter system design in Go. Explains token bucket, fixed window, and sliding window algorithms with runnable code, middleware, race-condition pitfalls, and production tradeoffs.
Which Programming Languages Review PRs Fastest? We Measured
Median time to first review, merge rates, and first-timer success across 100 top-ranked GitHub repos. Python maintainers respond in 26 minutes; Kotlin takes 13 hours. Real C-Rank telemetry from GetMerged.
How to Find Good First Issues on GitHub (2026 Guide)
Find good first issues on GitHub that actually get merged. A 6-step starter guide with issue search filters, curated aggregators, and GetMerged C-Rank telemetry for picking repos that welcome first-time contributors.
Buy Me a Claude: Beyond Coffee
Why global payment rails make Buy Me a Coffee tricky in India, and why gifting developer tokens or Claude subscriptions is a much better gesture.
Scratching My Own Itch: Hello World
Why I am blogging again: 8+ years of breaking distributed systems, writing trading algorithms, and documenting rabbit holes in plain English.