# Abhijith P Subash > Software engineer, innovator, and product builder. Portfolio, projects, and > writing on software engineering, systems thinking, and building digital products. Abhijith P Subash is a software engineer focused on thoughtful systems, full-stack product development, and developer tools. This site contains his professional profile, project work, and a technical blog. ## Key pages - [Home](https://abhijithpsubash.com/): Overview, featured work, and recent writing. - [About](https://abhijithpsubash.com/about/): Background, skills, and approach. - [Experience](https://abhijithpsubash.com/experience/): Professional roles and history. - [Projects](https://abhijithpsubash.com/projects/): Selected product and engineering work. - [Blog](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/): Essays on software, systems, and product building. - [Contact](https://abhijithpsubash.com/contact/): How to get in touch. ## Blog posts - [Why I Built Ortu — and Why It Should Be Your Default Clipboard Manager](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/why-i-built-ortu-clipboard-manager/): The founder story behind Ortu, an open-source, local-first clipboard manager built with Rust and Tauri — and an honest comparison with Paste, Maccy, Raycast, Ditto, and CopyQ. - [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/): 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. - [The AI Layoff Trap: Why Companies Can't Stop Automating Even When It Hurts Everyone](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/the-ai-layoff-trap-why-companies-cant-stop-automating/): 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. - [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/): 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. - [ORTU: Turning Clipboard History Into a Workspace](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/ortu-turning-clipboard-history-into-a-workspace/): 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. - [Bruno vs Postman: Which API Client Should You Choose?](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/bruno-vs-postman-which-api-client-should-you-choose/): 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. - [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/): Learn any skill faster using science-backed strategies like active recall, spaced repetition, and focused learning. A practical guide to accelerate mastery - [🧠 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/): 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. - [🚀 Supercharge Your Hyper Terminal: Must-Have Plugins, Tips & Tricks](https://abhijithpsubash.com/blog/supercharge-your-hyper-terminal-must-have-plugins-tips-tricks/): 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. - [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/): 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. ## Resources - Sitemap: https://abhijithpsubash.com/sitemap.xml - RSS feed: https://abhijithpsubash.com/feed.xml ## Contact - Email: abhijith.p.subash@gmail.com - GitHub: https://github.com/abhijith-p-subash - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijith-p-subash-the-engineer/ - X: https://x.com/abhijith_p_su