· 4 min read · Tech
Migrating from AWS RDS to Neon (Postgres) for a Payload CMS app
Moved a small Payload CMS Postgres database from AWS RDS to Neon to eliminate a recurring ~$20/month bill, with ~5 minutes of downtime.
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Notes, essays, and technical writing outside the portfolio and research tracks.
January 2026
January 2025
· 8 min read · Tech
Simple and Efficient Full Text Search using Django and Postgres
Simple and Efficient Full Text Search using Django and Postgres
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Why Types Matter in Programming
Understanding the purpose of types in programming languages and their role in managing code complexity
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Microservices Part 1: Why Microservices?
The reasoning behind choosing microservices architecture and why jobs require them.
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December 2024
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May 2024
· 1 min read · Life
Should Write More
'Been a while, should write more', said 10000 other people.
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January 2024
· 1 min read · Life
The thing about optimizing time
Optimizing time to become the person you want to be
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· 1 min read · Tech
Simplest tooling for a developer's blog
Software engineers don't have a lot of time to spend creating a blog but it's still a good way to express your ideas and write out your thoughts. Hence, I figured out the 2 best tools to make a dev blog.
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June 2023
· 4 min read · Life
My Minimalist Supplementation Stack based on Personal Research
Health is very important to achieve peak performance.
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April 2023
March 2023
· 1 min read · Life
You won't ever reach that big goal if you don't do this
Optimize your actions according to your goals.
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January 2023
· 3 min read · Tech
My Programming Timeline
My timeline from learning how to code to getting a job as a software engineer.
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Do the little things to get big value
Time is our most valuable resource, here's how I use the 80-20 principle on time
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Use your time
Time is our most valuable resource, here's a short list on how to use this time
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Kubernetes in a Nutshell
A very simple way of looking at Kubernetes, mainly written to get rid of the fear around this tool
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July 2022
· 2 min read · Tech
How to contribute to open source on GitHub
A step-by-step guide on making your first open source contribution
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· 1 min read · Life
Life Updates and Thoughts, July 2022
July 2022 marks roughly an year of learning HTML/CSS and Javascript. I'm now working at a startup as a software engineer and doing decent. This comes after close to 50 rejections and almost a 100 attempts.
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