Hey there stranger!
The name’s Maahir. I’m a software engineer and, in attempt to have more to my personality than software engineering, here I am trying to be a writer.
Hailing from the Pearl of the Indian Ocean (that’s Sri Lanka), and currently residing in Indonesia (couldn’t find a cool title) - I…
Yeah, I’m not sure where I was going with that, but now you know something about me!
I write about software engineering and other things that I find interesting.
These are the collections I maintain at the moment:
- Dev - A record of my journey as a software engineer, reflections on the things I’ve learned, the projects I’m working on, and the occasional rant
- Muse - Personal reflections on life and other attempts at being wise (although, I’m likely to come off as a sophist instead)
Look at my now page if you’re just interested in the kind of person I am :)
26 Nov 2024
Figuring out trade-offs are difficult. Don’t make them unfair too.
6 Oct 2024
Towards a prettier Goodreads. Picking tools, building backends, and giving up on sending E-mails because I ain’t got it in me.
15 Sep 2024
A Case For (Or Perhaps Against?) Idempotency
Software is all about tradeoffs, so let’s figure out why Idempotency might be worth the effort
3 Sep 2024
Understanding how DNS makes your website work. A nuanced overview of the parts of DNS that you should care about.
23 Aug 2024
A (long-winded yet) foundational introduction to idempotency