Welcome, I'm Atharva 🙂 This is where I document what I'm learning while building real-world software.
Recent DevLogs
View AllReplacing the Autoscaler with a CPU Gate
The autoscaler scaled up into failures. The fix was stopping execution before it started.
Hardening the Admin Panel: Auth, Security, and a Real Build Pipeline
sqladmin gives you a CRUD interface. It doesn't give you auth, a real dashboard, XSS protection, or a reproducible asset pipeline. Here's what it took to add all of that.
Wrapping the Video Pipeline in a Queue Service
The pipeline works on GPU in ~5 minutes. Synchronous generation still doesn't. How a Redis queue, FastAPI, and persistent workers turn a video pipeline into a usable service.
Replacing n8n's Deprecated Execute Command Node
When n8n deprecated the Execute Command node, I needed another way to run shell scripts from workflows. FastAPI already had the right permissions — so I built a custom node that routes execution through it.
Three Models, One Face: Finding What Actually Works on MPS
Why the first output looked right and felt wrong — and how evaluating Wav2Lip, SadTalker, and LivePortrait in sequence led to splitting the problem in two.
About me
Software Engineer with 3+ years building full-stack systems — TypeScript, React, and Python on one side; AI automation, RAG pipelines, and n8n orchestration on the other. I work across the whole stack, from pixel-perfect interfaces to intelligent backend systems.
Why I Built My Own React Component Library
From working with Google's internal design system to writing the same button CSS for the fifth time — why I finally built advi-ui, a component library I can carry across every project I make.
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