Arash's blog to share experiences, thoughts, and stories about tech as an individual and student.https://blog.arash.codeshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/2022-in-reviewhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/2022-in-reviewA reflection about the things that have happened in 2022.Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTExperienceReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/a-long-journey-to-setting-up-raspberry-pihttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/a-long-journey-to-setting-up-raspberry-piIt took me several months to get my Raspberry Pi up and working; I'll share my journey from ordering it to making it accessible over the internet.Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTExperienceLearning Loghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/blog-burnoutshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/blog-burnoutsHave you come across many deserted developer blogs with a countable-on-one-hand number of posts?Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/breaking-out-of-prosehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/breaking-out-of-proseHow do we write with emotion instead of facts, with flexibility instead of structure, especially through an environment that raises and champions rigid prose?Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/building-a-pchttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/building-a-pcI got to build a PC during the semester break, how fun!Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/building-my-bloghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/building-my-blogGet to know the technical details on how I built my blog from scratch using Next.js and Tailwind CSS.Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTCodeLearning Loghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/code-readabilityhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/code-readabilityUnderstand my perspective on code readability and what it means to me when developing.Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTCodehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/codeday-singapore-2022https://blog.arash.codes/posts/codeday-singapore-2022Learn more about my experience taking part in CodeDay Singapore 2022.Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/coding-on-windowshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/coding-on-windowsDiscover what I've learnt about coding when switching from macOS to Windows.Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTLearning Loghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/dead-internet-theoryhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/dead-internet-theoryHow close are we to the conspiracy theory-turned-potential reality?Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTTechReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/epochhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/epochI got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a go at helping out in a hackathon thousands of kilometres away from home. I left anxious, but returned with so much to share.Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/experiencing-dolby-atmoshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/experiencing-dolby-atmosA mix of an innovative spatial audio technology and the placebo effect makes me have greater appreciation for music.Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/finding-the-love-for-gameshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/finding-the-love-for-gamesA collection of games that have some emotional impact on me, along with what I feel about games and how I explore them.Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTExperienceReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/gen-ai-everywherehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/gen-ai-everywhereSome thoughts and reflections about an internet proliferated with generative AI.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/genais-introspectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/genais-introspectionA fun experiment with a generative AI model writing a blog post about itself. How cool.Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/hello-worldhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/hello-worldAn introduction to function() and more about who I am and what I hope to accomplish with the blog.Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTMetahttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/in-strive-for-perfectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/in-strive-for-perfectionLooking back at perfectionism: how has it affected my work, and how can I work on it?Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/lessons-from-bmthttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/lessons-from-bmtHere's my attempt at condensing everything I've learnt from Basic Military Training into a single post.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/music-as-a-function-of-memoryhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/music-as-a-function-of-memoryMusic can sometimes take you back to a moment in time, or invoke a feeling you've felt at a moment in time. Why is that the case?Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/my-front-end-stackhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/my-front-end-stackA little sharing about what I use to write front-end code and build websites circa 2022.Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTCodehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/organising-my-website-repositoryhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/organising-my-website-repositoryLearn more about why and how I changed how I organised my website's repository on GitHub.Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTLearning Loghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/playing-around-with-n8nhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/playing-around-with-n8nn8n has been on my radar for quite some time, and I'm now excited after playing around with it.Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTLearning LogCodehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/poor-mans-3-2-1https://blog.arash.codes/posts/poor-mans-3-2-1Protecting your data doesn't have to be expensive. You just have to be a bit scrappy in making sure your data's never lost.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTCodeLearning Loghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/project-graveyardshttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/project-graveyardsRIP to the projects never coming to fruition.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTExperienceReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/reflections-from-a-liminal-spacehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/reflections-from-a-liminal-spaceI've learnt a lot in the months between education stages. Read more about the reflections I've had along the way.Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/social-mediahttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/social-mediaI explore the idea of social media, being in it, and leaving it as a teenager.Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/takeaways-from-detroit-become-humanhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/takeaways-from-detroit-become-humanA game about androids and humans co-existing peacefully (or at least trying to). There's a lot of lessons and things to think about in this game!Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTReflectionGamehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/taking-part-in-intuition-v8.0https://blog.arash.codes/posts/taking-part-in-intuition-v8.0Learn more about my experience going through iNTUition v8.0, a hackathon, and my lessons through it.Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/taking-part-in-polyfintech100-api-hackathon-2022https://blog.arash.codes/posts/taking-part-in-polyfintech100-api-hackathon-2022Learn more about what I've learnt from this year's iteration of the PolyFinTech100 API Hackathon.Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTExperiencehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/the-importance-of-supporthttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/the-importance-of-supportIf there's anything I learned this year, it was to learn to support — support yourself, learning to reach out, and supporting others.Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTReflectionhttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/vscode-remote-tunnelinghttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/vscode-remote-tunnelingTurns out, VS Code has a pretty helpful and easy-to-use feature allowing you to code remotely through another computer.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTLearning LogCodehttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/your-intranet-over-the-internethttps://blog.arash.codes/posts/your-intranet-over-the-internetTailscale + your devices = anywhere access. Here's how I used Tailscale to access my devices from anywhere.Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTCode