writings by dhir
wired
march 2026
why rust changed the way i think
it's not about memory safety. it's about being forced to be honest.
february 2026
the problem with 'best practices'
best for whom, exactly? under what conditions? when were they decided?
january 2026
on reading source code as a habit
i got more from reading redis than from most blog posts about distributed systems.
wandering
march 16th, 2026 7:09pm pst
some days life doesn't ask if you're ready
unpredictability is the only thing life has ever been consistent about.
march 2026
what moving cities taught me about identity
you think you're the same person. then someone asks you where you're from.
february 2026
on finishing things badly
done and imperfect beats not done and theoretical.
january 2026
a note on being bad at resting
i'm productive. i'm also, it turns out, not great at being still.
time capsule
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