Hi, I'm Ritesh.

I write in depth article about programming, technology and design, as well as share things what I observe and about books and nature.

Ritesh Shrivastav
· 18 mins read

The Codingdash Test: 12 Steps to Better Engineering

A 2026 update to Joel Spolsky's classic test for evaluating software team health.

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Scaling Serverless Beyond the First Function
Real lessons from building and scaling serverless systems, beyond the docs and hype.
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How great engineers catch the problems no one sees, until it's too late.
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Bridging the Gap Between Algorithmic Expertise and Practical Engineering Skills
Behind the Win: How Jodo Engineered DevOps Excellence
A look at the thinking, choices, and people behind our DevOps evolution.
10 Years in the Software Industry
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Being in the zone is a part of developer productivity flow.

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Catch the Train - A Story About Effort, Urgency, and Survival

A simple moment that taught me how to catch up when you start behind.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 39 mins read

Scaling Serverless Beyond the First Function

Real lessons from building and scaling serverless systems, beyond the docs and hype.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 26 mins read

Invisible Bugs

How great engineers catch the problems no one sees, until it's too late.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 3 mins read

The Socratic Way of Questioning

Reading notes from The Socratic Way of Questioning by Thinknetic.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 2 mins read

Abstraction

Thoughts on abstraction.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 5 mins read

Behind the Win: How Jodo Engineered DevOps Excellence

A look at the thinking, choices, and people behind our DevOps evolution.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 7 mins read

Creating a Secure, Efficient, and Scalable DevOps Ecosystem

From foundational goals to large-scale adoption—our journey in developing a resilient DevOps framework that balances security, efficiency, and scalability.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 13 mins read

The Myth of Mastery - Why Algorithms Alone Won’t Solve Real-World Problems

Bridging the Gap Between Algorithmic Expertise and Practical Engineering Skills
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 11 mins read

10 Years in the Software Industry

A Journey of Learning, Growth, and Impact
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 5 mins read

Jodo's Infrastructure Revamp Journey: From 2021 to 2024

Our journey from the beginnings in 2021 to the infrastructure that we have today.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 4 mins read

Streamlining Webhook Handling

How we improved our process of handling webhooks.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 6 mins read

Reading and Writing with Kindle Scribe

Why I got a Kindle Scribe and upgraded from Kindle Voyage.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 23 mins read

Maintainable Code - Good and Bad

How to improve code for better maintainability.
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 3 mins read

The Psychology of Money

Reading notes from The Psychology of Money
Ritesh Shrivastav
· 8 mins read

Automation Journey

Thoughts about automation mindset and journey to automate stuff.
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