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custom tool engineeringwhoami.
Dropped out of B.Sc. Mathematics to build things. I build ExamMint, a suite of privacy-first web tools for Indian exam aspirants. Every tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves your device.
I care a lot about software that doesn't ask you to trust it. That's why I default to WebAssembly-compiled Rust, static Astro sites, and local-first storage. In 9.5 months, the suite scaled organically to over 1.8M+ Google search clicks with single-day surges of 56k+ clicks—all on a ₹0 server bill because computation runs directly on client devices.
Client-Side Absolute
If data doesn't need to leave the device, it doesn't. That's a technical decision, not a privacy policy.
Offline-First
Tools go offline when they can. Not a rule, just a preference.
Logic Over Degrees
Dropped out of mathematics. Understanding why something works matters more than following prescribed steps.
shipped.
6 core platformsdecisions.
2 core architecture rulesClient-Side WASM Over Server Compute
Compile image resampling (Lanczos3) and decoding directly to Rust + WebAssembly running in the browser, rather than executing in AWS.
Requires in-browser dynamic memory sniffing and Web Workers to protect mobile browsers from out-of-memory crashes on 48MP–108MP phone camera uploads.
Survives viral spikes (56,098 clicks in 24 hours) at ₹0 server infrastructure cost, zero network egress bills, and zero image data liability.
Zero Scraping: Retiring Noticeboard & Portal Watch
Formally shut down ExamMint Notification, Telegram scrapers, and government portal uptime monitors that scraped UPSC/SSC portals.
Government exam websites frequently alter DOM markups and anti-bot headers without warning, creating an endless maintenance and debugging treadmill.
Avoid scraping fragile government exam portals without official APIs. Build self-contained utilities for Indian students that run reliably without breaking on website updates.
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