[blogs] My Writings
Documenting my journey in backend development, DevOps, and infrastructure.
How a Node Rename Broke Every PVC in My k3s Cluster
My homelab rebooted with a different node name. Every stateful pod went Pending, and fixing it meant deleting PersistentVolumes on purpose.
Read more →Project Hail Mary: The Bromance That Saved Two Worlds
I just finished Project Hail Mary and I need to talk about Rocky, Ryland Grace, and that ending that absolutely broke me in the best way possible.
Read more →My Experience at Hack Hed Dee - Building a Thai Sign Language Translator
Three days building a Thai Sign Language translation app with AI/ML. We placed 3rd, learned a ton about real-world ML challenges, and had an amazing time.
Read more →Building a Scalable REST API with Hono and OpenAPI
How I architected a type-safe REST API using Hono, Zod OpenAPI, and Prisma for our Smart City Hub platform serving 16+ integrated teams.
Read more →Polyrepo vs Monorepo: Real Talk
A practical comparison of polyrepo and monorepo architectures based on real-world experience.
Read more →Day One as Dev Lead
Reflections and lessons from my first day stepping into a development lead role.
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