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Nish Tahir

Principal Software Engineer. I write about engineering and fun projects I work on.

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Benchmarking Kotlin Collections api performance

I recently stumbled across some curious code in the Jetpack Compose source. I recommend taking a look for yourself but in summary, some google engineers had created "fast" versions of the standard Kotlin list manipulation functions for use within the framework. /** * Iterates through a [List] using the index

On generative art and impressionism

I recently took a trip down the intersection between art and programming after some discussions I had with a designer at work comparing what we do every day. This got me thinking about the viability of code as a means of artistic expression. This idea doesn't seem too

Why it's okay to never "finish" your side projects

Side projects are a near-ubiquitous thing that developers of almost every background tend to have. We've all heard stories about how side projects that were intended to solve small problems their respective authors had made them millions[1][2]. A frequent sentiment I hear from developers all experience

Rust 2020 - On the Rust Development Experience

This is in response to the Call for blog posts for rust 2020. I would like to propose that 2020 be a year where some significant focus is placed on the Rust Development Experience. I define Development experience as tooling and ergonomics that improve the quality of life of the

On APKs, RATs and Security Vulnerabilities - HondaHack

I've recently been looking into the capabilities of embedded Android Devices in-vehicle dashboards. A lot of these are fairly expansive and well-integrated solutions that offer consumers a reasonable experience, given that a good portion of these tends to be underpowered Android tablets. Looking around for what sort of

Programming an Atmega32 using an Arduino

I recently revisited a project I tried to do about 4 years ago. I had bought myself an Atmega32 IC hoping to learn how to work with microcontrollers at a lower level than the standard Arduino offering. At the time, it easily went over my head; The data sheets were

How to properly update the Gradle wrapper

The Gradle wrapper is a self-contained Gradle runner and distribution that's typically built into your Gradle project. It's bundled into the project is to guarantee that all developers working on the project have a similar build environment. This means that updating the Gradle wrapper is effectively

Visualizing 27 years of mobile devices

Device ownership has come a long way over the years. Smart devices are more personal than ever with a sizable chunk of the modern population having owning at least a smart phone. It's no exaggeration to say that smart devices that are pretty much ubiquitous in our modern

Messing with the DSO138. A $25 oscilloscope

We got a new toy at the office a while ago which I've been super excited to get my hands on. When I accidentally stumbled across a sub $25 oscilloscope I honestly did not know what to expect and quickly jumped at the opportunity to "borrow"