i'm chandra, a software engineer in india. i build backends that hold under load and pick the tool that fits the actual scale, not the one everyone's writing about.
i write about the decisions that don't make it into the readme: the architecture calls, the cost mistakes, the things you only figure out by shipping.
dms are open on x, code is on github, or email me. open to freelance work, book a call.
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- i rewrote my framework on effect in two days, then took it back out 19 Oct, 2026
- i built a backend framework nobody asked for 13 Oct, 2026
- i wrote my framework in go, then rewrote it in typescript 6 Oct, 2026
- 1,006 commits in 100 days. about 90% were written by agents 2 Oct, 2026
- a small thank-you to the tools i use every day 30 Aug, 2026