https://adarshsingh87.com/blog Notes by Adarsh Singh on backend systems, protocols, developer tooling, and the decisions behind them. en Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/configuration-is-code-nobody-tests https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/configuration-is-code-nobody-tests Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1,000+ gift card brands took 30 minutes each to check by hand. A validator now checks all of them in about 30 minutes. Why config needs scheduled tests. https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/backend-template-for-developers-and-ai-agents https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/backend-template-for-developers-and-ai-agents Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A TypeScript starter that fixes the backend decisions once, so developers and coding agents can spend their time on business logic instead of conventions. https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/api-vs-protocol-ondc https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/api-vs-protocol-ondc Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT No central author, callbacks instead of responses, defensive parsing — what changes when you integrate with a shared agreement instead of a service. https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/async-context-mental-model https://adarshsingh87.com/blog/async-context-mental-model Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AsyncLocalStorage is really about how a value survives async boundaries — plus the rule for when context helps and when it hides real dependencies.