Part 7: Kahan Summation -- A Better sum() for Java Streams
Learn why naive summation loses digits and how Kahan compensated summation helps. Includes Java Stream integration, test strategies, and ...
Stereotypes Are Lazy Maps
A short essay on why stereotypes feel efficient but fail under scrutiny, and how to talk about groups: Indians, Americans, immigrants, an...
Part 6: Defending Against NaN Without Defensive Programming Hell
Learn how to handle NaN and Infinity in Java without scattering if (isNaN) checks everywhere. Five practical patterns: boundary validatio...
A Tomato’s Journey: Revisiting India’s Post-Harvest Supply Chain (2011 → 2026)
A 2026 rewrite of a 2011 note: one tomato’s journey through India’s post-harvest chain, what changed since 2011, and what still leaks value.
A quiet rebuild: assets, webcmd, and accessibility
Over the last day I made a round of changes that do not scream “new feature,” but materially improve how this site loads, behaves, and fe...
Hello, 2026: Shipping Hope in Small Commits
A New Year note from a builder who still believes small, consistent commits can change a life, and sometimes a team.
Discipline First: A Trust Pipeline for AI-Assisted Coding
AI-assisted coding is a force multiplier. This post argues that disciplined engineering practices, rooted in Extreme Programming, are wha...
Part 5: NaN, Infinity and the Rules of Weird Math
In IEEE 754 floating point, there are special values (NaN, +∞, −∞) that follow rules that look like broken logic, until you realize they'...
Part 4: Machine Epsilon - The Smallest Change a Double Can See
How fine is the double-precision grid, and why does 1.0 vanish next to 1e16?
Reforming the Security Council Without Breaking Trust
A practical case for UNSC reform that preserves stability, legitimacy, and the incentives for major powers to stay invested.