Siddhartha Golu
@siddharthagolu.com
I read books to understand myself. Infrastructure nerd. Co-Founder & CTO, one800.help.
Writes sporadically at siddharthagolu.com
Writes sporadically at siddharthagolu.com
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Siddhartha Golu
@siddharthagolu.com
· Aug 24
I'm building a native android app for Logseq.
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
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Gleam is a friendly language for building type-safe systems that scale. Though if I had to use a single word to describe it, that would be productive! If you want to get a feel for what Gleam's developer experience is like, this is the talk for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrK...
A Code Centric Journey Into the Gleam Language by Giacomo Cavalieri
YouTube video by Func Prog Sweden
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Gleam is a friendly language for building type-safe systems that scale. Though if I had to use a single word to describe it, that would be productive! If you want to get a feel for what Gleam's developer experience is like, this is the talk for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrK...
I have nothing but great things to say about OpenObserve. It's one of the few tools in the space which actually deliver on the marketing copy.
I've been self-hosting it for logs, metrics and traces at my startup and apart from the initial set up, I've hardly had to tweak things to make it work.
I've been self-hosting it for logs, metrics and traces at my startup and apart from the initial set up, I've hardly had to tweak things to make it work.
December 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I have nothing but great things to say about OpenObserve. It's one of the few tools in the space which actually deliver on the marketing copy.
I've been self-hosting it for logs, metrics and traces at my startup and apart from the initial set up, I've hardly had to tweak things to make it work.
I've been self-hosting it for logs, metrics and traces at my startup and apart from the initial set up, I've hardly had to tweak things to make it work.
LinkedIn is Indian uncle personified.
How is it that despite universally hated, LinkedIn is still the de-facto king of professional networking. Network effect reigning supreme?
How is it that despite universally hated, LinkedIn is still the de-facto king of professional networking. Network effect reigning supreme?
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
LinkedIn is Indian uncle personified.
How is it that despite universally hated, LinkedIn is still the de-facto king of professional networking. Network effect reigning supreme?
How is it that despite universally hated, LinkedIn is still the de-facto king of professional networking. Network effect reigning supreme?
The only wrapped I look forward to in December
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The only wrapped I look forward to in December
Microsoft's bread and butter is their SaaS business, and has been like this for decades. How is it that I still have a horrible experience any time I go to their billing?
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Microsoft's bread and butter is their SaaS business, and has been like this for decades. How is it that I still have a horrible experience any time I go to their billing?
This looks like a really interesting (and counter-intuitive) way to build memory systems. Encoding text -> QR codes -> video frames.
I'll try to play around with this and create a memory system of my Logseq notes.
github.com/Olow304/memvid
I'll try to play around with this and create a memory system of my Logseq notes.
github.com/Olow304/memvid
GitHub - Olow304/memvid: Video-based AI memory library. Store millions of text chunks in MP4 files with lightning-fast semantic search. No database needed.
Video-based AI memory library. Store millions of text chunks in MP4 files with lightning-fast semantic search. No database needed. - Olow304/memvid
github.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This looks like a really interesting (and counter-intuitive) way to build memory systems. Encoding text -> QR codes -> video frames.
I'll try to play around with this and create a memory system of my Logseq notes.
github.com/Olow304/memvid
I'll try to play around with this and create a memory system of my Logseq notes.
github.com/Olow304/memvid
An incredibly moving portrayal of two gay men in rural Maharashtra
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
An incredibly moving portrayal of two gay men in rural Maharashtra
Didn't imagine that an extension that I mostly created for myself would be useful to 30 other users as well
September 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Didn't imagine that an extension that I mostly created for myself would be useful to 30 other users as well
I would've expected people to have substantial pushback against the H1B order, but the comments on HN speak otherwise.
For example: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530... has a lot of commenters in support of the order.
For example: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530... has a lot of commenters in support of the order.
Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I would've expected people to have substantial pushback against the H1B order, but the comments on HN speak otherwise.
For example: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530... has a lot of commenters in support of the order.
For example: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530... has a lot of commenters in support of the order.
"Technicolor maximalism at display. Every shot feels controlled and patient and you can feel the craft shining through. The story is immaterial, maybe even treated as a crutch to let the visuals speak some narrative. Oh, the visuals."
www.siddharthagolu.com/posts/cinema...
www.siddharthagolu.com/posts/cinema...
September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Technicolor maximalism at display. Every shot feels controlled and patient and you can feel the craft shining through. The story is immaterial, maybe even treated as a crutch to let the visuals speak some narrative. Oh, the visuals."
www.siddharthagolu.com/posts/cinema...
www.siddharthagolu.com/posts/cinema...
This is what happens when you chase markets and money and lose sight of WHAT THE HELL are you building
September 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This is what happens when you chase markets and money and lose sight of WHAT THE HELL are you building
I'm experimenting with this rule - add RSS feed of any blog where even one post resonated with me.
This has opened up my reading funnel by a huge margin, which is a good thing.
This has opened up my reading funnel by a huge margin, which is a good thing.
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm experimenting with this rule - add RSS feed of any blog where even one post resonated with me.
This has opened up my reading funnel by a huge margin, which is a good thing.
This has opened up my reading funnel by a huge margin, which is a good thing.
Deleting code is cathartic, and gives me the same feeling as cleaning a dirty room.
Is there a term for this?
Is there a term for this?
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Deleting code is cathartic, and gives me the same feeling as cleaning a dirty room.
Is there a term for this?
Is there a term for this?
A pet peeve of mine - useless changelogs
The inverse is also true; I love people who care enough to write good changelogs, even if short ones. Just let me know WHAT "bugs were fixed" and "enhancements were added"!
The inverse is also true; I love people who care enough to write good changelogs, even if short ones. Just let me know WHAT "bugs were fixed" and "enhancements were added"!
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
A pet peeve of mine - useless changelogs
The inverse is also true; I love people who care enough to write good changelogs, even if short ones. Just let me know WHAT "bugs were fixed" and "enhancements were added"!
The inverse is also true; I love people who care enough to write good changelogs, even if short ones. Just let me know WHAT "bugs were fixed" and "enhancements were added"!
Came to know about Open Food Facts. Looks like such an amazing community project, with thriving and well managed community contributions.
September 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Came to know about Open Food Facts. Looks like such an amazing community project, with thriving and well managed community contributions.
Spent years working with Nginx Proxy Manager and Caddy and used to love them for the simplicity they bring.
Now I'm running HAProxy + certbot + custom scripts to update/manage certificates and I'm actually happier?
Now I'm running HAProxy + certbot + custom scripts to update/manage certificates and I'm actually happier?
September 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Spent years working with Nginx Proxy Manager and Caddy and used to love them for the simplicity they bring.
Now I'm running HAProxy + certbot + custom scripts to update/manage certificates and I'm actually happier?
Now I'm running HAProxy + certbot + custom scripts to update/manage certificates and I'm actually happier?
I was going through @gleam.run's language tour and noticed a nifty little feature: you can add underscores to numbers for clarity.
For example, you can represent `1000000` as `1_000_000`. This is such a great DX!
For example, you can represent `1000000` as `1_000_000`. This is such a great DX!
August 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I was going through @gleam.run's language tour and noticed a nifty little feature: you can add underscores to numbers for clarity.
For example, you can represent `1000000` as `1_000_000`. This is such a great DX!
For example, you can represent `1000000` as `1_000_000`. This is such a great DX!
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I'm building a native android app for Logseq.
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
August 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I'm building a native android app for Logseq.
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
Logseq, the desktop, is an amazing app and has been my daily driver for the past 3 years. However, I found the mobile app to be extremely lacking in performance.
Here's my attempt at making a better companion app 1/n
I used to be a Dark mode everywhere fanboi and now it just feels so basic. There's only so many dark color gradations you can try.
Light mode gives you lot more variations to keep things fresh. Is this my reverse 30's kicking in?
Light mode gives you lot more variations to keep things fresh. Is this my reverse 30's kicking in?
August 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I used to be a Dark mode everywhere fanboi and now it just feels so basic. There's only so many dark color gradations you can try.
Light mode gives you lot more variations to keep things fresh. Is this my reverse 30's kicking in?
Light mode gives you lot more variations to keep things fresh. Is this my reverse 30's kicking in?
Loved the architectural details here. Excellent blog post: fika.bar/paoramen/loc...
Local-first search
A tale of frustrated dreams, utopian user experiences and calculated tradeoffs.
fika.bar
August 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Loved the architectural details here. Excellent blog post: fika.bar/paoramen/loc...
I think one big mistake people make about read-it-later apps is expecting they're going to READ all of it LATER. Once you embrace the inevitability that you'll never be able to read a sizeable portion of it, it become much more useful.
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I think one big mistake people make about read-it-later apps is expecting they're going to READ all of it LATER. Once you embrace the inevitability that you'll never be able to read a sizeable portion of it, it become much more useful.
GitHub started spamming the personal feed by including all the releases + any PRs closed in *all* of your starred repos. I consume my feed using RSS so it became a mess.
Thankfully, FreshRSS includes a way to mark an article as read automatically if it contains certain keywords.
Thankfully, FreshRSS includes a way to mark an article as read automatically if it contains certain keywords.
August 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
GitHub started spamming the personal feed by including all the releases + any PRs closed in *all* of your starred repos. I consume my feed using RSS so it became a mess.
Thankfully, FreshRSS includes a way to mark an article as read automatically if it contains certain keywords.
Thankfully, FreshRSS includes a way to mark an article as read automatically if it contains certain keywords.
I finally hitched the ride to XMPP. Self-hosting a Snikket server on a cheap VPS and I'm surprised how nifty and efficient the entire thing runs as. Managed to force migrate my partner and a couple of close friends and now I have my own personal chat universe.
August 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I finally hitched the ride to XMPP. Self-hosting a Snikket server on a cheap VPS and I'm surprised how nifty and efficient the entire thing runs as. Managed to force migrate my partner and a couple of close friends and now I have my own personal chat universe.
Reddit's product design for notifications is a classic case of user hostile design pattern. Who thought it would be a good idea to have a user go through all of the subscribed communities, individually, and turn the notifications off for each of them?!
August 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reddit's product design for notifications is a classic case of user hostile design pattern. Who thought it would be a good idea to have a user go through all of the subscribed communities, individually, and turn the notifications off for each of them?!