The Chronicle
Writings on code, Hindu mythology, and the stories in between.
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Every shortcut has consequences that compound. The Bhagavad Gita's theory of karma is not a metaphor for technical debt — it is the most precise description of it I've found anywhere.
The patterns I reach for when building React apps that need to last longer than six months — custom hook contracts, state colocation, strict boundary typing, and the folder structure that doesn't collapse.
The exact order I work through when auditing a slow frontend — from TTFB to third-party scripts. No padding, just the sequence.
LCP, INP, CLS — what they measure, what actually breaks them, and the fixes that move the needle. From shipping a 4s → 1.2s LCP improvement on a production store.
A family trip from Varanasi to Rajasthan — Khatu Shyam, Salasaar Balaji, Amer Fort, Hawa Mahal, and the long hours between stations where nothing happens and everything does.
Bun replaces Node.js, npm, Jest, and Webpack in one binary. A deep dive into the ten things it does faster — and the quiet dharma of removing friction from your toolchain.
20+ years of controllers in hand. One Black Myth Wukong completion. Two battle passes holding me hostage. A love letter to story mode, mental health, and why the game never really ends.
Shiva told Parvati that chanting Ram three times equals all 1000 names of Vishnu. Two thousand years later, the same argument is happening in JavaScript. A meditation on essence vs enumeration.
A story about crafting a personal website with Astro, Tailwind CSS v4, and a touch of Hindu mythology. From void to creation.