Blogs
notes on systems, builds, and engineering decisions
Long-form write-ups on projects, architecture tradeoffs, and how things were built.
Posts
Anonymous ≠ Secure: What I Got Wrong About Identity Design
(2026-03-26)I built an anonymous auth system, broke it multiple times, and learned why identity isn’t something you can just remove.
Redis Streams vs Kafka: When to Use What
(2026-04-23)A practical comparison of Redis Streams and Kafka through the lens of real engineering tradeoffs.
When Google Killed My Moderation API, I Had to Rebuild the Entire Stack
(2026-05-04)I was building an anonymous platform, so moderation wasn’t optional.
Designing Real-Time Text Moderation Without Freezing the Browser
(2026-05-20)How I built real-time text moderation for an anonymous platform without freezing the browser or trusting the client.
Building a Multi-Layer Content Moderation Pipeline for an Anonymous Platform
(2026-06-15)Building a multi-layer moderation pipeline for an anonymous platform using rules, ML models, caching, and enforcement workflows.