Journal

Insights, ideas, and technical explorations.

• Why I Built My Own Redis Server in Go

  2026-07-22

  It all started with a simple problem. I wanted a free Redis cache, but couldn't find one that fit. So I decided to build a Redis-compatible in-memory database from scratch in Go.

  Go, Redis, Networking, Systems Programming

• Automated Result Notifications: Getting Results Before the Official Announcement

  2026-07-20

  How I built a system to detect college results minutes before the official announcement and automatically email them to 40+ students.

  Automation, Web Scraping, Python, Email API

• How I Built a Custom "Now Playing" Widget for My Portfolio (Without Relying on the Spotify API)

  2026-07-19

  An end-to-end look at capturing my phone's current song using a mobile app, Cloudflare Workers, and a React frontend.

  Cloudflare Workers, Android, React