Archive - Recursive Function

Building a custom Zsh prompt from scratch

This week, I got a new gorgeous space black MacBook Pro 💻 and decided to start afresh and dive into the inner workings of ZSH to build a custom prompt…

May 2, 2024 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

Learn how to make application logs work for you, not against you...

Aug 19, 2024 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

How to Build Your Own Coding Agent

Spoiler: It's easier than you think!

Apr 21, 2025 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

Bluetooth LE Sensors and React as Part of my Cycling Training

The story of the time when a tinkerer meets Bluetooth Low Energy sensors, gets access to cycling performance data and decides to do something about it…

Jan 29, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

So, what is a language model?

The tech world is hyped about language models, so let's discover the excitement.

May 17, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

How to test your code 🧑‍💻

Test your code, you must! Elevate software quality through strategic testing: fast unit tests, realistic integration tests, and thorough manual testing.

Aug 18, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

Just F***ing use UTC

Enough of time zone madness and DST shenanigans!

Jun 26, 2024 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

How Email Works Pt. 1 ✉️

Email is an essential part of how we communicate in the 21st century. It's also one of the most misunderstood technologies on the Internet. I'll explore…

Nov 23, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

The Arcane Mess of Cables

I spent my entire weekend and ₹4000 on cables so that you don't have to...

Jul 5, 2024 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

Feature Flags and Why you should use them

You just wrote a great deal of code and are about to deploy it. But you ask yourself, “Will you set the hamsters free to eat all our servers?”

Nov 15, 2022

Java Libraries to Supercharge Unit Testing

Unit test, you must. Save time, you can. Become smart, you should.

Feb 6, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

Indian Digital Payments are Broken

The payment app ecosystem in India is broken... this is going to be a "rant" today.

Jul 28, 2023 • Amitosh Swain Mahapatra

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