Palak Mathur
Software engineering, computing systems, leadership, and things I am trying to understand.
Recent writing
- What We Lose When We Stop PracticingWhen technology saves us effort, it can also remove the practice that builds our skills, understanding, and independence.
- Sold My Toyota RAV4Selling my 2015 Toyota RAV4 was a straightforward decision, but parting with eleven years of memories was emotional.
- Asha Ji, Lata Ji, and the Memories They Bring BackAsha Bhosle singing Lag Ja Gale in Dallas brings back memories of Agra, my grandparents, and the love for music that runs through our family.
- Knowing of Something and Knowing SomethingFamiliarity with terminology can conceal gaps in understanding. Why precise language, thoughtful questions, and intellectual honesty matter in professional work.
- FFI and Miscompilation Bug in RustThis blog explores how Rust, C, C++ and Java treat boolean across language boundaries
- teeup Beta is now availableteeup is an opiniated, reproducible macOS environment for developers that makes your Mac ready to code.
- The Immigrant's DilemmaA personal reflection on building a life in America while remaining connected to India, and what it means to pass culture and belonging to the next generation.
- Nana PatekarOm Shanti
- Who Gets to Write the Rules of the Global Order?The debate over the global order is increasingly less about whether international rules are necessary and more about who gets to write them, enforce them, and change them.
- How Big Pickle PerformedA follow-up on OpenCode's Big Pickle model, its strengths, and where it fell short.