Digital Garden 🌱
“I wasn’t going to eat it, I was just going to taste it.” — Winnie the Pooh
Welcome. This is my digital garden—a collection of notes, ideas, and explorations that grow over time.
My name is Hrishikesh Bhaskaran and I am a Software Engineer, currently working as the VP of Engineering at Entri.
This is a [[digital garden]] where I share things I know about this world. Unlike blog posts ordered by dates, this is an interlinked web of living documents that evolve as I learn.
Browse by Topic
Engineering & Architecture
- [[Engineering Strategy]]
- [[Architecture Decision (AD)]]
- [[Architecturally-significant Requirement (ASR)]]
- [[Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)]]
- [[Architecture Decision Log (ADL)]]
- [[Platform Engineering]]
- [[Internal Platform]]
- [[You Build It, You Own It]]
- [[Ownership Trio]]
- [[Broken Ownership Archetypes]]
- [[Broken Windows Theory]]
- [[A Note on Distributed Computing]]
- [[Local vs Distributed Objects]]
- [[Application Layout Engine]]
- [[Document Layout Engine]]
- [[Layout Engine]]
- [[User Interface Markup Language]]
- [[Widget Toolkit]]
- [[Dunder in Python]]
Data & Analytics
- [[Operational Data]]
- [[Analytical Data]]
- [[Analytically Operational Data]]
- [[ELT (Extract - Load - Transform)]]
AI & Technology
- [[AI Adoption]]
- [[DORA]]
Product & Prioritization
- [[RICE Framework]]
- [[Eisenhower Matrix]]
- [[Value Stream Mapping]]
- [[Theory of Constraints]]
- [[Minimum Viable Product (MVP)]]
- [[Proof of Concept (POC)]]
- [[Prototype]]
- [[Wardley Maps]]
Metrics & Measurement
Decision & Leadership Frameworks
- [[RACI Matrix]]
- [[Amazon’s 6-Pager]]
- [[Request for Comments (RFC)]]
- [[Pre-Mortem Analysis]]
- [[Right No vs Wrong Yes]]
- [[Boundary Setting]]
- [[Deductive Reasoning - Eliminate the Impossible]]
- [[Inversion]]
- [[Avoid Stupidity]]
Hiring & Talent Development
Code Quality & Principles
- [[DRY Principle]]
- [[DAMP Principle]]
Mindset & Personal Growth
- [[Hope Is a Good Thing]]
- [[Making a Difference (The Star Thrower)]]
- [[Resilience]]
- [[Adaptability]]
- [[Flexibility Over Rigidity]]
- [[Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset]]
- [[Silence and Unspoken Words]]
- [[Amateur]]
- [[Amateur Mindset]]
- [[Mortality Awareness]]
- [[Dunning-Kruger Effect]]
Research & Craft
- [[Design of Experiments (DoE)]]
- [[Primary Sources in Historical Research]]
- [[Digital Garden Workflow]]
- [[The Compass of Zettelkasten]]
- [[Process Documentation]]
- [[Process is Messy]]
- [[Footnotes in Markdown]]
- [[Jugaad]]
- [[Kludge]]
- [[Jerry Rigging]]
Storytelling & Media
- [[Story]]
- [[Character (Story Element)]]
- [[Desire (Story Element)]]
- [[Conflict (Story Element)]]
- [[Influencer Marketing]]
- [[Influencer Marketing Funnel]]
- [[Nano Influencers vs Macro Influencers]]
- [[Phantom Media]]
- [[Phantom Urbanism]]
Law & Digital Rights
- [[Cyber Crime]]
- [[Cyber Bullying]]
- [[Cyber Bullying Laws in India]]
- [[Cyber Bullying Laws International]]
- [[Cyber Crime Laws in India]]
- [[Online Violence]]
- [[Doxxing]]
- [[Constitution of India - Article 21]]
Concepts & Philosophy
- [[Digital Garden]]
- [[Polymath]]
- [[Scenius]]
- [[Lone Genius Myth]]
Facts & References
- [[Genomic Sequencing Service]]
- [[Highest Divorce Rate]]
- [[Human Brain Memory Capacity]]
- [[Miranda Warning]]
- [[Pretty Good House]]
- [[Retraction Watch]]
- [[Google Maps]]
- [[Ingress]]
- [[Plaintiff]]
- [[Stultus]]
- [[Legend of Prester John]]
- [[Chinese Settlement in Calicut]]
- [[Podcast Etymology]]
Notes are living documents. They evolve as I learn.