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Engineering Logs & Reflections

Unfiltered documentation on what I build, architectural decisions, technical failures, and breakthroughs across web applications, AI models, and robotics.

Software Architecture•September 18, 2026•5 min read

How I Built ProjectLink: Designing an Operating System for Student Builders

Architecture, relational database schemas, and peer-to-peer verification for school innovators.

#Next.js#Product Design#Startup#Case Study

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Algorithms & Automation•August 24, 2026•6 min read

Building an Automated Timetable Generator for 18 School Sections

Using constraint satisfaction algorithms to solve a combinatorial scheduling nightmare in milliseconds.

#Algorithms#Python#Combinatorics#Automation

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AI & Hackathons•July 15, 2026•4 min read

What I Learned Building VetoAI in 24 Hours at India AI Summit

High-speed hackathon prototyping, low-latency LLM inference with Groq, and autonomous debate judging.

#AI#Hackathon#Groq#Llama 3

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