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Pauses that turn complexity into clarity, and clarity into momentum.

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• Leading Without Permission

  22 Sep, 2025

  Leadership isn't a title handed down - it's a daily choice to step up, take responsibility, and lift others. Reflections on leading without waiting for permission.

• Building a Simple Virtual Machine

  9 Sep, 2025

  Explore building a simple VM in Go using stack-based architecture. Learn the fundamentals of virtual machines through hands-on implementation.

• JSON's Numeric Boundaries: The Lesser-Known Reality of Inaccurate Figures

  7 Jan, 2024

  Explore the hidden challenges and limitations of handling large numbers in JSON. Learn about precision loss, IEEE 754 floating-point representation, and best practices for reliable numeric data handling.

• Bringing Pattern Matching to Go

  19 Aug, 2023

  Explore pattern matching in Go through declarative branching techniques to write cleaner, more maintainable conditional logic

• My Naive implementation of no-code/low-code tool

  31 Mar, 2023

  Implement a naive no-code/low-code using Temporal and YAML DSL for simplified, scalable, and fault-tolerant application development

• MySejahtera is a Perfectly Good App With No Exploits

  6 Nov, 2021

  Investigate MySejahtera app security; significant exploit enables users to alter status to "Person Under Surveillance" unvalidated

• MySejahtera is a Perfectly Good App With No Exploits — Final (Dual Fix Ver)

  24 Oct, 2021

  Final part of MySejahtera investigation reveals more security flaws in password reset functionality and app SSL pinning

• MySejahtera is a Perfectly Good App With No Exploits — Part 2

  17 Oct, 2021

  Part 2 of MySejahtera investigation reveals more security flaws in registration and OTP verification endpoints

• MySejahtera is a Perfectly Good App With No Exploits

  17 Oct, 2021

  MySejahtera: Malaysia's COVID-19 app with serious communication glitch.

• Implementing Encryption Feature in pdf-lib

  15 Aug, 2021

  A deep dive into implementing PDF encryption in pdf-lib, exploring PDF file structure, encryption dictionaries, security handlers, and crypt filters

Recent Posts

• Basic Structure of Portable Document Format (PDF)

  10 Aug, 2021

  Guide to understanding the fundamental structure of PDF files, including headers, body objects, and key components of the PDF standard

• Microsoft Cloud Skill Challenge is a Perfectly Balanced Challenge

  15 Jun, 2021

  Microsoft Cloud Skill Challenge is a Perfectly Balanced Challenge - A guide to get over 3,000,000 XP

• Building a Node.js Event Loop Visualizer

  12 Jun, 2021

  A visualization tool for understanding JavaScript and Node.js event loops through interactive demos and code instrumentation

• Understanding how Babel Works

  7 Apr, 2021

  Learn how Babel transforms modern JavaScript code by breaking down its core components and understanding the transformation pipeline