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Notes on
building things.
Writing on real-time systems, engineering decisions, and the small details that turn an idea into a product.
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From TCS NQT to TCS Prime: My Journey So Far
A personal story about preparing for TCS NQT, unexpectedly getting shortlisted for TCS Prime, facing the interviews, and now waiting for the final result while reflecting on the lessons learned.
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How CRDTs Power Real-Time Editing in Jottr
A practical tour of the conflict-free replicated data types behind Jottr's collaborative editor — why locks lose, how convergence works, and what it cost in latency.
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Where Should You Render? A Field Guide to Web Rendering Strategies
CSR, SSR, SSG, ISR, and the edge — what each one actually optimizes for, the metrics that separate them, and a decision rule you can apply per route.