I am a software engineer with generalist tendencies. Over the years, I have worn many hats: Linux dev, system troubleshooter, .NET developer, full-stack engineer, applied R&D technologist, front-end architect, API wiz, and (more recently) engineering manager. At heart, I am an excitable developer with a penchant for shiny new things, experiments, and growth. More about me.
This website has been powered by WordPress since 2005 under many domains until I settled on anuragbhandari.com. For context, WP was first released in 2003 during my teenage years at school.
Sometime ago, I decided to keep this blog for my diary-style thoughts and life updates. My developer persona is called “AnuRock” (ping me about the name if you’re curious) with its dedicated website at:
What I’ve been up to lately…
- Joys of Steam Deck’s hidden desktop mode
When connected to a portable monitor, Steam Deck is practically a laptop. Its desktop mode makes you feel right at home with a fully featured KDE interface on top of SteamOS. - Gadget alert – Mac mini M4
After 4 years of resisting a good deal, I finally gave in. The new Mac mini is such a beast at a sweet price point that it was hard to avoid, especially with my laptop now more than two years old. Abiding by my GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) avoidance strategy,… Read more: Gadget alert – Mac mini M4 - Peak Performance — Book Review
This is a book about becoming a 2x or 3x version of yourself sustainably – without artificial means such as performance-enhancing drugs. - The problem with grand-goal strategy
Chasing grand goals relies on lucky breaks or circumstances outside of our control. An effective antidote is lifestyle-centric planning – defining a master narrative and then working backward to fulfill it.