https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog Essays and notes on software, systems, and product building by Abhijith P Subash. en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:50:35 GMT https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/claude-code-vs-opencode-deepseek-v4-pro-which-setup-should-you-use https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/claude-code-vs-opencode-deepseek-v4-pro-which-setup-should-you-use Fri, 08 May 2026 06:23:45 GMT A no-fluff comparison of Claude Code, OpenCode, and DeepSeek V4 Pro for developers. We break down cost, coding performance, speed, and flexibility — so you can stop guessing and start building smarter. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/the-ai-layoff-trap-why-companies-cant-stop-automating https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/the-ai-layoff-trap-why-companies-cant-stop-automating Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:02:42 GMT New economic research proves that competitive firms are rationally trapped in an AI automation arms race — even when they can see it's collectively destructive. Here's the mechanism, why UBI and capital taxes can't fix it, and why only a Pigouvian automation tax can. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/how-captcha-works-and-how-it-quietly-built-google-s-ai https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/how-captcha-works-and-how-it-quietly-built-google-s-ai Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:49:07 GMT CAPTCHA started as a simple bot filter. reCAPTCHA turned it into an AI training machine — digitizing books, labeling street imagery, and building computer vision using billions of human solves. Here's the complete history and how it all works. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/ortu-turning-clipboard-history-into-a-workspace https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/ortu-turning-clipboard-history-into-a-workspace Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:16:45 GMT Most clipboard managers stop at history. ORTU focuses on structure and reuse a lightweight, high-performance clipboard manager built with Tauri, Rust, and Svelte, designed for developers and power users. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/ortu-local-first-clipboard-manager-built-with-tauri-rust-sveltekit https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/ortu-local-first-clipboard-manager-built-with-tauri-rust-sveltekit Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:16:29 GMT Meet Ortu, a fast local-first clipboard manager built with Tauri and Rust. Features include clipboard history, groups, snippets, quick popup access, local, open source. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/bruno-vs-postman-which-api-client-should-you-choose https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/bruno-vs-postman-which-api-client-should-you-choose Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:09:49 GMT Bruno is a fast, Git-friendly, open-source API client built for developers who care about local-first workflows, privacy, version control, and simplicity. In this post, we compare Bruno vs Postman in detail — features, strengths, limitations — and explore Bruno’s extensions, CLI, VS Code support and more so you can decide which fits your workflow best. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/how-to-learn-any-skill-faster-a-guide-backed-by-cognitive-science https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/how-to-learn-any-skill-faster-a-guide-backed-by-cognitive-science Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:37:57 GMT Learn any skill faster using science-backed strategies like active recall, spaced repetition, and focused learning. A practical guide to accelerate mastery https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/the-illusion-of-thinking-apple-s-deep-dive-into-ai-s-reasoning-limits https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/the-illusion-of-thinking-apple-s-deep-dive-into-ai-s-reasoning-limits Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:26:53 GMT Large Language Models (LLMs) have advanced from simple text completion to powerful reasoning systems capable of solving math, writing code, and logical problem-solving. The next step is Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) like GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Thinking, and DeepSeek-R1, which use Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning to generate detailed step-by-step logic before delivering accurate answers. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/supercharge-your-hyper-terminal-must-have-plugins-tips-tricks https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/supercharge-your-hyper-terminal-must-have-plugins-tips-tricks Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:26:46 GMT Hyper Terminal isn’t just a terminal emulator—it’s a customizable, developer-focused productivity tool. In this guide, discover top Hyper plugins, customization tips, and performance tweaks to make your terminal faster, visually appealing, and highly efficient. https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/introducing-flame-core-simplifying-firebase-operations-like-express-js-for-node-js https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/introducing-flame-core-simplifying-firebase-operations-like-express-js-for-node-js Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:26:40 GMT Flame-Core is a new npm package that simplifies Firebase operations, reducing boilerplate and repetitive tasks—just like Express.js does for Node.js. It makes working with Firebase faster, cleaner, and more developer-friendly.