http://localhost:5173 An independent engineering publication by Santosh Katageri — articles and working notes on building and understanding real systems. en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:5173/blog/build-break-operate-ship-boring http://localhost:5173/blog/build-break-operate-ship-boring Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven years building platforms on in-house tooling, rebuilt on vanilla Kubernetes in public: build it, break it deliberately, then you've earned the right to operate it. http://localhost:5173/blog/stop-collecting-skills-build-a-skill-stack http://localhost:5173/blog/stop-collecting-skills-build-a-skill-stack Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The goal isn't to learn everything. It's to become good at solving problems that actually matter. http://localhost:5173/journal/2026-09-07-a-good-day-of-building-and-learning http://localhost:5173/journal/2026-09-07-a-good-day-of-building-and-learning Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refreshing programming fundamentals, making progress on a side project, and giving LearnWithSK its own identity. http://localhost:5173/blog/ai-can-help-us-move-faster-but-it-cant-replace-good-engineering http://localhost:5173/blog/ai-can-help-us-move-faster-but-it-cant-replace-good-engineering Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI is changing how we build and operate software. But as the tools get smarter, understanding what we are building and knowing when something is wrong becomes even more important.