Courage is exhilarating

Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare…

Missing targets

It might seem discouraging to miss the goals you set for yourself. The goals were always just markers, steps in the right direction. I set goals for myself this year, just like most people do. I missed all of them, but I've never felt so satisfied, with my…

Rendering text into a window

Till about three weeks ago, I had no idea about raylib. Now I'm absolutely loving it. To be fair I had no idea about how text actually got rendered on the screen, how fonts worked and so on. Did you know that font files (.ttf) have actual curves…

Merry Christmas: 2024

It's been an interesting year to say the least, and I'll cherish this year for years to come. It has been the starting point of something exciting. My Christmas present to myself is freedom to pursue anything I wish to, a deeper understanding of programming compared…

Working for myself is better than I imagined it to be

You always imagine how things are going to be like when you are pursuing a goal. How you will feel, when you are actually living the life you always imagined. I've had the good fortune to experience that three times in the last decade. Every time, reality has…

Avoiding social media, religiously

There are far too many opinions on social media. Especially on places like Twitter & LinkedIn. How one approach is just a death sentence or why the another approach is the best. One of my favorite things about programming is that you can build anything you want the way you…

Intentions matter

A bit of woo woo topic today. Disregard anything illegal because as far as the the law is concerned, intentions don't matter, I'm guessing here. The area I wish to talk about, is what you can aim for without bringing harm to others or yourself. Having…

If

If I were to summarize my last year and a half. This poem is it. To everyone who is having a tough time and wondering if this will ever end. Yes it will, and things will be better than they were before but they'll get worse first. Stay…