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.
Part 3: BigDecimal - When Doubles Aren't Enough
Why BigDecimal exists, how it really works, and when you should reach for it instead of double.
Escaping GOTO: How We Learned to Make Programs Readable
Line numbers made BASIC feel orderly. GOTO made it powerful. Then everything turned into spaghetti.
BASIC: The Language That Taught Me to Think Step by Step
How BASIC’s “tell the machine exactly what to do” mindset shaped how I learned programming.
Vibe Coding and the Baby Genius Problem
Vibe coding is fun again. However, Agents are still baby geniuses. The fix is turning preferences into accountability.
Logo Looks Nothing Like Lisp and Yet It Is
Why Logo can be called a Lisp dialect even though it does not look like one?
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Project Jigsaw (JPMS) - Part 1 - What is Modularity?
A practical definition of modularity in Java, why Jigsaw existed even though we already had packages and JARs, and what the module system...
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Testing and the Perfect Software
Testing matters, but choosing what to test is the real craft. A practical way to decide what must be tested, what should be tested, and w...
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Hinduism, Hindutva, and the People Who Lit My Mind
A reflection on Dr. Karan Singh’s idea of Hinduism and Hindutva, and the long line of people who quietly shaped my thinking.