Tinkerer, FOSS enthusiast, systems engineer, polymathic indie computer scientist, and data-science aficionado. Explore my projects, read my writing, and connect with me to collaborate on interesting challenges.
A plain, non-DevOps-heavy read on why manual cloud setups get risky at scale, what disaster recovery and business continuity mean in everyday language, and how infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK, CloudFormation, or similar) supports both.
Rant on why I prefer wired earphones over wireless
What this newsletter is, who it is for, and how it fits alongside the rest of my writing.
Takeaways from discovering a bug that turned out to be a security breach
personal reflection on freelancing, the freedom, the challenges, and the reality of building your own path.
Thoughts on the art of keeping things simple in a complex world.
A walkthrough of asynchronous programming in JavaScript: callbacks, promises and async/await.
How Nixopus handles database schema changes with an automatic, domain-driven migration system using Bun ORM and PostgreSQL.
How Nixopus streamlines VPS setup, deployment and server-management with a modern open-source platform.
A digital garden for thoughts that don
An exploration of a bizarre npm prank package called
Fundamental ethics every engineer should follow to build quality, responsible software.
easy-to-follow comparison of 32-bit and 64-bit systems; memory, performance and why it matters.
A reflection on the growth, lessons, and mindset shifts from intern to developer.
Overview of the SOLID design principles in object-oriented programming and how they help avoid STUPID code patterns.
A primer on foundational software engineering principles like DRY, KISS, YAGNI, Separation of Concerns, and clean-code practices.
A playful demo of using JavaScript
Why programming is fundamentally a human activity; thinking, decision-making and problem solving seen as philosophy.
A beginner-friendly overview of version control systems (VCS), Git, GitHub and core VCS concepts.
real-world explanation of object-oriented programming.
building a RESTful API using Deno, Oak framework and MongoDB
reflective piece on humanity, karma, and the unexpected ways the pandemic forced us to confront our own civilization.
guide to structuring express.js applications for clean code and maintainability.
An introduction to my writing and what you can expect to find here.