Writing

Thoughts & opinions

On engineering, photography, creativity, and whatever else I find myself thinking about long enough to write down.

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QA6 min readFebruary 5, 2025

Why Test Architecture Matters More Than Test Cases

Most QA discussions obsess over how many test cases you have. The real question nobody asks enough: what holds them together? A reflection on why architecture is the foundation everything else sits on.

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Food

Four Years in Bangalore, and My Best Meals Have All Been on Kerala & Tamil Nadu Roads

Living in Bangalore puts Kerala and Tamil Nadu within reach for a long weekend. After four years of driving those roads, I've eaten things I still think about on a Tuesday.

January 28, 20257 min read

Travel

The Art of the Unplanned Road Trip

Every great road trip I've been on started with a rough direction and no itinerary. Here's why over-planning kills the best parts — and what I've learned from hitting the road with just a full tank and an open day.

January 12, 20255 min read

Lessons from Leading QA for the First Time

Moving from senior tester to QA Lead looked like a promotion. It turned out to be a completely different job. What I got wrong, what I eventually figured out, and what I'd tell myself at the start.

November 3, 20246 min read

Writing

Why I Write Even When Nobody Is Reading

Writing in public is uncomfortable. The alternative — keeping half-formed thoughts permanently half-formed — is worse. On why putting opinions online is really about thinking, not audience.

October 14, 20244 min read