writings by dhir

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.

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.