AK
aravindkunnath.bsky.social
AK
@aravindkunnath.bsky.social
Polyglot software architect. Obsessed with code, cognition & Conway’s Law. Building systems & stories. akdev.blog
Interesting read about software evolution users.ece.utexas.edu/~perry/educa...
users.ece.utexas.edu
August 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
All AI slop that I am reading has the same signature. “Its not this, its that” and “the real kicker” and so many more red flags. Wonder it’s all same gpt they are using
August 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I wrote about a practice that I found effective while working. Using the language of systems thinking, it was easier to explain the concepts.
akdev.blog/systems-thin...

#software #architecture #systems-thinking
Software Development with Systems Thinking
Systems thinking helps developers manage software complexity by understanding stocks, flows, and feedback loops in software systems
akdev.blog
August 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I started my developer journey with a degree in Chemistry. Zero coding background. And my first year in tech? I barely wrote any code.

Read more about my journey
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#developer #software #tdd #pairing
How Questions Build Software
Looking back, I never thought I would build a career in software. My degree is in Chemistry, a field of precise rules and predictable reactions. What could a mind buzzing with ionic bonds and benzene rings understand about software? That self-inflict...
akdev.blog
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by AK
If everyone has impostor syndrome, does it exist at all?
Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It
The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.
nyer.cm
June 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Who’s the real customer of your architecture?

It’s not the product.
Not the business.
Not even the end-user.

It’s your developers.

akdev.blog/whos-driving...

#software #architecture
Who's Driving Your Architecture?
Ask any architect who drives their technical decisions, and you'll hear the usual suspects: "the product," "the business," or "the end-user." I believe they're all missing the most critical factor. End-users want working products. The business wants ...
akdev.blog
June 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM