Ever wondered how encryption actually works? How your data stays secure in transit and at rest? In this first part, we explore the foundations of modern cryptography and the block cipher modes that make real-world encryption possible.

Stumbling upon Tailscale while looking for something else turned out to be a lucky accident. In this post, I break down what Tailscale actually is and how it’s become one of the most useful tools for connecting and managing all my devices securely.

Revisiting Caddy reminded me how enjoyable a web server can be when the tooling gets out of the way. Automatic HTTPS, simple configs, and thoughtful built-ins make it feel like a breath of fresh air compared to Nginx.

Overview of the TypeScript type system, reviewing key concepts like conditional types, recursion, and mapped types through examples.