Archives

A from-zero introduction to monotonic stacks. Start with what a stack is, walk through the next greater element problem step by step with the stack drawn at every move, then cover the template, its variants, and related Top 100 problems.

A Python walkthrough of Trapping Rain Water. Start from one key observation — the water above a bar depends on the shorter of the tallest bars on each side — then build up brute force, prefix maxima, two pointers, and a monotonic stack.

My notes on Sydney Runkle's "Revamping Skills in Deep Agents" — how skills relate to tools, plus tool binding, pinned skills, and skill reloading.

A practical guide to choosing between Claude's effort levels, Ultracode, and ultrathink for different tasks.

AstroPaper v6: a from-scratch rewrite on Astro v6, Tailwind v4, and a new config system.

AstroPaper v5: keep the clean look, updates under the hood.

Learn how to add LaTeX equations in Astro blog posts using Markdown, KaTeX, and remark/rehype plugins.

Comment function on a static blog hosted on GitHub Pages with Giscus.

AstroPaper v4: ensuring a smoother and more feature-rich blogging experience.

How to use Git Hooks to set your Created and Modified Dates on AstroPaper

AstroPaper Version 3: Elevating Your Web Experience with Astro v3 and Seamless View Transitions

How to update project dependencies and AstroPaper template.

AstroPaper with the enhancements of Astro v2. Type-safe markdown contents, bug fixes and better dev experience etc.

New feature in AstroPaper v1.4.0, introducing dynamic OG image generation for blog posts.

Some of the well-crafted, updated predefined color schemes for AstroPaper.

How you can enable/disable light & dark mode; and customize color schemes of AstroPaper theme.

Some rules & recommendations for creating or adding new posts using AstroPaper theme.

How you can make AstroPaper theme absolutely yours.

EXAMPLE POST: About Tailwind Typography Plugin and how you can use it effectively.

EXAMPLE POST: Developing a terminal-like website using ReactJS, TypeScript and Styled-Components. Includes features like autocomplete, multiple themes, command hints etc.

EXAMPLE POST: My experience about developing my first portfolio website and a blog using NextJS and a headless CMS.