G. Vinayak Iyer

This is harder and easier at the same time. This is my blog As I write what I learnt in the past week. I dribble in Rails, React, Javascript and memes.

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Featured

• How to configure AstroPaper theme

  Updated:Jan 15, 2024 |  at 01:05 PM

  How you can make AstroPaper theme absolutely yours.

• AstroPaper 4.0

  Published:Jan 4, 2024 |  at 09:30 AM

  AstroPaper v4: ensuring a smoother and more feature-rich blogging experience.

• Adding new posts in AstroPaper theme

  Updated:Dec 21, 2023 |  at 09:12 AM

  Some rules & recommendations for creating or adding new posts using AstroPaper theme.

Recent Posts

• Building a Local AI Code Completion Extension from Scratch

  Published:Mar 24, 2026 |  at 12:32 PM

  A deep dive into building a VS Code and Zed extension for local AI-powered code completion using Rust, Qwen3, and MiniLM — and all the unexpected fires along the way. From architecture decisions to runtime debugging, no detail is spared.

• Chasing a Ghost Worker: Debugging Stale Sidekiq Jobs

  Published:Mar 24, 2026 |  at 12:22 PM

  A production debugging story about tracking down persistent `NameError` crashes caused by stale Sidekiq jobs for a deleted worker class. Learn why draining all Redis queues matters and how `select` vs `each` can bite you at scale.

• How to Optimize Left Joins in Active Record: A Complete Guide

  Published:Mar 25, 2024 |  at 04:55 PM

  Learn how to efficiently use left joins in Active Record for improved performance and data retrieval.

• How to use Git Hooks to set Created and Modified Dates

  Updated:Jan 8, 2024 |  at 06:59 PM

  How to use Git Hooks to set your Created and Modified Dates on AstroPaper