blog-sharanya.hashnode.devReflections on Randy Pausch’s `The Last Lecture`Introduction I just finished reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, and like always with any non-fiction book, I had a highlighter in my hand from start to finish. I love marking the sentences that make me pause, reread, and really feel something ...Dec 9, 2025·6 min read
blog-sharanya.hashnode.devHow to Build Your First Micronaut ApplicationPre-requisites : Before starting, make sure you have the following : Java JDK 17 or later Gradle 7.6 or later Kotlin 1.9 or later Micronaut 4.x IntelliJ IDEA (recommended IDE) macOS, Windows, or Linux If you already have these installed, you ...Sep 23, 2025·5 min read
blog-sharanya.hashnode.devBehind the Scenes: Webpack and ViteLike every React beginner, I started with this: npx create-react-app my-app Quick confession: I thought NPX was some "express" version of NPM because of the 'X'. Turns out it actually stands for eXecute! NPM installs packages, whereas NPX just execu...Aug 31, 2025·5 min read
