Writing
Notes on building software, infrastructure, and things I learn along the way.
How UPI works, and who pays for it
Nov 2, 2026 · 17 minFollow ₹500 through UPI, from your phone to RBI: why PhonePe needs a bank, why banks settle hours later, and who pays for a payment that costs you nothing.
UAE through my lens
Oct 28, 2026 · 9 minMy first trip abroad: what I noticed in the UAE, from zebra crossings and cloud seeding to cheap gold and low taxes.
The new HTTP method - QUERY
Jul 7, 2026 · 3 minThe QUERY method is used to ask the target resource to perform a query operation within the scope of that target resource.
Tracerate - A CLI tool for Network Diagnostics
May 26, 2026 · 12 minA CLI tool that goes beyond speed testing. Checking download/upload, ping, jitter, bufferbloat, regional latency, and IP & DNS info.
Rate Limiting
Apr 16, 2026 · 9 minWhat rate limiting is, how common algorithms compare, and how Stripe and OpenAI apply limits in production.