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Practical insights on AI integration, engineering leadership, and building systems that scale.
The Tale of the Human Chain and the Pulley Operator: Navigating the New Physics of Engineering
Apr 2, 2026
5 min read
We are moving from scaling output through people to scaling impact through leverage. This fundamentally changes how we hire, measure, and lead.
AI Amplifies Knowledge. But What Happens If You Don't Have Any?
Mar 5, 2026
5 min read
Core fundamentals aren't just still relevant — they're more important than ever. I built an interactive visual guide on rate limiting algorithms to prove it.
5 Signals, 500 Stocks, 1 Score: Inside a Swing Trading Screener
Feb 22, 2026
6 min read
A swing trading screener for the Indian stock market that scans Nifty 500 stocks using multi-factor technical analysis, scores them with an explainable system, and presents results in an interactive dashboard — built end-to-end with Google AntiGravity.
Finding Meaning in the Time of AI: A Search Strategy Showdown
Feb 6, 2026
4 min read
Have you ever known the exact answer exists in a database, but you couldn't find the 'magic words' to surface it? Explore how Lexical, Semantic, and Hybrid search strategies solve this problem.
Blue/Green vs. Canary Deploys: The Tale of Two Bridges
Dec 27, 2025
5 min read
A story-driven comparison of Blue/Green and Canary deployment strategies, explained through city planners, bridges, and traffic control.
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Communication: The Tale of the Caller and the Sender
Nov 26, 2025
5 min read
A storytelling-based comparison of synchronous vs. asynchronous communication in system design, illustrated through two managers and their different work styles.
The Cobra in the Dashboard: Why Your Engineering Metrics Are Lying
Nov 3, 2025
4 min read
Goodhart’s Law meets engineering dashboards — how well-intentioned metrics like velocity and MTTR backfire when treated as targets.
From Chaos to a Coherent City: The Power of Enterprise Architecture
Oct 9, 2025
5 min read
How Enterprise Architecture (EA) transforms organizational sprawl into strategic growth; explained through the lens of urban planning.
The Two-Thousand-Dollar Coffee Machine: A Cautionary Tale of Leadership
Sep 14, 2025
4 min read
A story about a costly coffee machine and the lessons it holds for leadership.
A Beginner-Friendly Walkthrough of SVD Using Movie Recommendations
Aug 1, 2025
4 min read
This article explains Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) in plain terms, using a simple movie recommendation system as an educational demo.
Demystifying Classification Metrics With Real-Life Analogies
Jul 14, 2025
4 min read
Accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score demystified through real-world examples like fraud detection, resume screening, and cancer testing.
Explainable AI: SHAP for Explaining Credit Risk Decisions
Jun 24, 2025
4 min read
A hands-on walkthrough of using SHAP to demystify credit scoring models, complete with code, visuals, and an interactive demo.
The Bonsai and the Forest: Rethinking Culture Through the ‘Smell of the Place’
May 24, 2025
3 min read
Drawing on Prof. Sumantra Ghoshal’s vivid metaphor, this post explores how the invisible ‘smell’ of an organization shapes behavior, innovation, and leadership.
Under the Hood of Regression Metrics
May 12, 2025
3 min read
This article uses a car repair analogy to explain five key regression metrics - MAE, MSE, RMSE, R², and Adjusted R² - helping you understand how to evaluate your model's performance effectively.
The Coffee Shop Conundrum: REST vs. GraphQL
Apr 15, 2025
3 min read
This article uses a story-driven analogy to explain the fundamental differences between REST and GraphQL—two popular approaches for API communication.
LSM-Trees vs. B-Trees: The Tale of Two Delivery Companies
Mar 24, 2025
4 min read
This post uses a story-driven approach to demystify how databases use LSM and B-Trees to manage data. Complex ideas, explained simply—so they’re easy to understand and remember.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation: The Librarian and the Storyteller
Feb 24, 2025
5 min read
A story-driven explanation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), illustrating how combining storytelling with factual retrieval enhances AI's accuracy.
Imperative vs. Declarative Paradigms: A Tale of Two Travelers
Feb 19, 2025
4 min read
A story-driven breakdown of two core programming paradigms—imperative and declarative—and when to use each.