Blog posts

Written on	Name	Category	Where	Status	tl;dr
March 10, 2024	⚡ Project Turbobuild	engineering	cocoon	Published	Successfully reducing Cocoon's build time from 24 to under 10 minutes by implementing efficient tooling, upgrading NextJS, aggressive caching, and reorganizing CI processes
October 5, 2023	🪚 Crafting creative OKRs	learnings	cocoon	Published	Discussing the process of crafting effective and creative OKRs for engineering teams, highlighting the importance of specificity, creativity, and alignment with desired outcomes.
September 17, 2023	Moving my site to Notion	personal	home	Published	Explaining why I am moving my site to Notion.
July 17, 2022	⌛ Time, Effort, and Tragedy of the Commons	learnings	cocoon	Published	Going over the concept of the Tragedy of the Commons and emphasizing the importance of viewing time as a valuable resource in order to make more effective choices and prioritize tasks.
July 9, 2022	🎮 Using JS generators to make interactive auditing tools in REPL	engineeringcocoon	cocoon	Published	Using JavaScript generators in the REPL to create interactive auditing tools for analyzing production data and comparing different code paths
June 26, 2022	💿 IMO: Good Tech vs. Bad Tech	personal	home	Published	A personal view of good vs. bad technology
April 12, 2022	🚥 Easy Lessons vs. Hard Lessons	cocoonlearningsbusiness	cocoon	Published	Exploring the value of learning from both easy and hard lessons
March 31, 2021	🚧 We should've (safely) tested in production!	engineering	gusto	Published	Discussing how to test in production, using the "scientist" approach to safely refactor critical paths in a data-driven manner.
November 5, 2020	🗓️ Instead of stubbing dates, use a parameter	engineering	gusto	Published	Using a parameter instead of stubbing dates in code and discusses the increased flexibility it provides.
July 22, 2020	🏁 An interesting race condition at work	engineeringgusto	gusto	Published	This blog post investigates an interesting race condition encountered at Gusto and describes the fix implemented to address it.
April 16, 2020	💅 Tips for Engineering a Company Rebrand	engineeringgusto	gusto	Published	Discusses the lessons learned from engineering a company rebrand, including maintaining a style stack, creating a component library, implementing visual regression testing, and delegating tasks effectively.
September 8, 2016	🎒 Interning at Gusto, and reflections on how I got here	career	gusto	Published	Interning at Gusto and reflecting on my journey from working at a running store to joining a software engineering internship at Gusto.
August 21, 2016	🚸 On competitive Bay Area high schools and their rippling effects	personal	home	Published	Reflects on the toxic and competitive environment of Bay Area high schools, the impact it had on the me, and how I ultimately prioritized happiness and personal passions over academic achievements.
July 8, 2016	⏺️ An interesting way to think about design	learnings	gusto	Published	Discusses the importance of being on the edge of the circle in design.
January 23, 2016	🔟 Quick way to do Two's Complement	engineering	undergrad	Published	A fancy way to do two’s complement (useful for college CS tests!)
February 22, 2015	📃 Woot LaTeX Resumes!	career	undergrad	Published	Investigates the benefits of using LaTeX for creating professional and clean resumes, highlighting its academic vibe and impressiveness to recruiters.
October 2, 2014	💻 Building a Computer with No Experience	personal	home	Published	Explains the process and highlights of building a computer from scratch, providing tips and advice for beginners.