I open up tools to see how they work — then write about it.

I'm Harsha, an engineer building developer tools. I write about Go, Rust, Terraform, API and SDK design, and distributed systems.

Currently: Declarative Tooling @Kong Bengaluru, IN Go · Rust · Terraform

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Writing

Long-form pieces

1 article

May 2026 Featured

Is your YAML hiding something? →

Hidden Unicode characters in YAML can silently corrupt configuration, break deployments, and evade code review. This post explores invisible Unicode, homoglyph attacks, and practical ways to secure declarative configs.

declarative configsyamlunicode

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TIL

Small, and unpolished

a running log

2026·03·29

terraform

Terraform plans are not portable across environments - a saved plan binds to the exact provider versions and state lineage it was generated against.

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Thoughts on Papers

Short reactions to research papers worth reading.

1 paper

Jun 2026

Trojan Source: BIDI Characters in Your Go Code →

A follow-up to the YAML hidden-unicode post - how BIDI characters can mess with source code.

unicodesecuritygo

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Connect

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