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Lead Engineer @ Samsung Ads | Golang + Ruby On Rails + Backend systems | Learning, building, and sharing along the way

Bengaluru, India
Joined August 2024
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Anuj Arora
2 days
The internet is ~56 years old (ARPANET, 1969). The modern internet is ~42 years old (TCP/IP, 1983). The web most of us use is barely ~35 years old (1991). Most of humanity has been online for less than 2 decades. We’re still early. Can’t wait to see what the next 2 decades
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Anuj Arora
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This article explains why rebase feels scary, when it’s actually useful, and when merge is the safer choice. Knowing when to use each matters more than picking sides. https://t.co/IrZeXSOZGq
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A practical comparison between Git’s merging solutions
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At @sunnykgupta's impromptu 🥂
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Anuj Arora
5 days
The whole GitHub Actions sleep issue comes down to their custom safe_sleep.sh, which tried to replace the normal sleep command but ended up being anything but safe, causing weird hangs and unnecessary complexity in workflows. If you want a clear and simple breakdown of what
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Anuj Arora
5 days
Imagine sharing something emotional with ChatGPT, and in the middle of pouring your heart out, it suddenly asks: Which response do you prefer?
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Anuj Arora
7 days
There’s a new term floating around in the industry - AI detox. Honestly, I think it’s a great idea. We’re all surrounded by models, prompts, automation, and constant digital noise… taking a break from it once a week can actually reset your mind.
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Anuj Arora
8 days
Planning to build an open-source, terminal-based tool for interviews where two people can connect and write/run code together. If you have any suggestions or must-have features, let me know.
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Anuj Arora
10 days
Randomly signed up for a hackathon, ended up in the Top 10, got a Keychron K8 aaaaaaaa.......
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Anuj Arora
10 days
Had a great time at the @apify DevDay Hackathon today! Loved the vibe, the challenges, and getting to build and ship something end-to-end in a few hours. Learned a lot about Apify actors, scraping workflows and using AI to classify real-world data. As part of the challenge, I
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Anuj Arora
11 days
If I open my Postgres server on 5432 in a browser, it sends no response. Can anyone guess which OSI layer problem this is and why?
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Anuj Arora
13 days
Every AI-generated text ever “— — — — — — — — — —”
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Anuj Arora
13 days
Noticed one thing about Gemini 3, it always picks Tailwind CSS.
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Anuj Arora
14 days
I was using one of the Bedrock models today with applied guardrails. It was blocking me from using Kim Kardashian in the prompt, but Brad Pitt worked 🤷‍♂️.
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Anuj Arora
15 days
8. It seems complex because it is. ​This infrastructure is the reason you don't usually pay to read news, watch videos, or use social media. It’s the unsung, highly sophisticated backbone of the digital economy.
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Anuj Arora
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7. The Ad Server ​The delivery truck. 🚚 ​Once the auction is won on the Exchange, the Ad Server is told to physically send the actual image or video file onto the webpage you are viewing so you can see it.
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Anuj Arora
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6. The DMP (Data Management Platform) ​The "brains." 🧠 ​AdTech runs on data. DMPs collect anonymous signals (cookies, device IDs) to build audience profiles. This ensures the hiking boot ad actually goes to a hiker, not a knitter.
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