Runtime Wisdom

Most developers treat their terminal, editor, notes, and AI tools as separate utilities. This essay argues for building a personal learning operating system: a workflow where every command, note, tool, and coding agent reinforces memory, taste, and technical depth.

A step-by-step walkthrough of what happens between typing ./hello and seeing output: shells, fork, exec, ELF loading, memory layout, system calls, and process cleanup.

My personal setup and configuration for my daily. This includes the set of tools I prefer to use and how I use them. I also talk about where I am and where I would like to go on this journey of software

Replacing analog gauges with dual MIPI DSI displays, integrating Android Auto, and running auxiliary SPI displays for smaller indicators. Hardware/software tradeoffs, microcontroller offloading, and open-source display stacks like LVGL.

Pointers in C can be hard to grasp at first. Let’s make them easier by thinking about them in terms of a classroom, a teacher, and a stack of notecards.