The diary of an Indian programmer.
Large Google Takeout downloads can fail when handled entirely by the browser. Exporting the archive to Google Drive and making it available offline through the desktop app provides a more convenient workflow
I assumed Git worktrees were introduced for the AI era. Turns out they have existed since 2015 and waited nearly a decade for agentic coding to give them the limelight they deserve.
macOS ships with a small command called `caffeinate` that keeps your Mac awake during long-running terminal tasks. It is especially useful for Claude Code and Codex sessions over office VPN, where sleep can disconnect the network session and interrupt the work.
HTML is great for rich AI-generated explanations, but Markdown still wins when the document needs to be shared, reviewed, migrated, and maintained by a team.
In this article, I talk about a simple Chrome extension that makes reading AI-generated Markdown files easier without opening an IDE.
Squash merging causes merge conflicts after PRs are merged. Learn why this happens and how to fix it with interactive rebase—plus an automated git alias that drops merged commits with a single command, saving you from repetitive conflict resolution.
In this article, I am listing out another voice-to-text conversion app that is working beautifully.
MacBook’s Dictation feature lets you turn your voice into text with just a double tap. In this article, I share my experience of writing using Dictation, along with a quick guide on how to enable it and a simple tip to make it more accurate.
One of the common complaints of Java is the amount of boilerplate code we have to write for a simple class to work. Let's say we want to write a simple class which stores details of a Person, ideally, we just have to be concerned about the data
In this article, I talk about how to cross-verify the account holder's name using the Bank Account ID and IFSC code.
Let's understand the difference between toString() and name() while working with Enum class in Java
In this article, I detail about what's Valkey and how it is linked to Redis and how it is different from Redis.
You can activate code blocks using ⌘ + ⇧ + M on Apple notes.
Just a rant on Spotify behaviour!
One of the frustrations I have as a Software Engineer is seeing worst possible designs continue to exists just because it worked in the past and it works now also. Adding borders to an image in Google docs is irritating. It could have been as simple as clicking a single