--- title: "Sachin Chaurasiya (@Sachinchaurasiya) | Hashnode" description: "Product Engineer • Open Source • Technical Writer. Read the latest articles by Sachin Chaurasiya on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@Sachinchaurasiya" --- @Sachinchaurasiya # Sachin Chaurasiya @Sachinchaurasiya · India · Joined May 2021 Product Engineer • Open Source • Technical Writer [Website](https://sachinchaurasiya.dev/) ### [Open Source is Not Just for Hacktoberfest](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/open-source-is-not-just-for-hacktoberfest?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Every October, the developer community buzzes with Hacktoberfest energy. PRs fly, t-shirts are earned, and GitHub turns green. But here's what nobody talks about: what happens in November? For most contributors, the answer is simple: nothing. The rep... 9 min read · [blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/open-source-is-not-just-for-hacktoberfest?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 30, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-source-is-not-just-for-hacktoberfest/6953b81f5204f4a03c7a97b8) ### [The #1 Skill Most Developers Miss When Using AI Coding Agents](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/the-1-skill-most-developers-miss-when-using-ai-coding-agents?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The debate over AI coding agents is missing the most important factor. It’s not about prompt engineering, it’s about understanding the context window. Developers are divided. One side claims coding agents suck. The other insists you’re just using the... 5 min read · [blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/the-1-skill-most-developers-miss-when-using-ai-coding-agents?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 27, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-1-skill-most-developers-miss-when-using-ai-coding-agents/69501ef591a3a015022521a7) ### [How to Build Production-Grade Agentic AI](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/how-to-build-production-grade-agentic-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learnings from a Research Paper 4 min read · [blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/how-to-build-production-grade-agentic-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 21, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-build-production-grade-agentic-ai/694836e73b537839a0dbcccc) ### [How to use canvas in Web Workers with OffscreenCanvas](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/how-to-use-canvas-in-web-workers-with-offscreencanvas?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Lately, I have been working on a feature to capture images from media streams and scale them down to reduce their size. This helps save storage and reduce costs before uploading the images to a storage service. For this, I used Canvas to render the i... 7 min read · [blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/how-to-use-canvas-in-web-workers-with-offscreencanvas?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-use-canvas-in-web-workers-with-offscreencanvas/6833085f00019df755f6f2f6) ### [Why Strong Basics Matter in the AI Era](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/why-strong-basics-matter-in-the-ai-era?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) AI helps you do more, but only if you know the basics well enough to tell it what you want. 3 min read · [blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev](https://blog.sachinchaurasiya.dev/why-strong-basics-matter-in-the-ai-era?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 31, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-strong-basics-matter-in-the-ai-era/67ead57839d2bcc19e8ad7e1)