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A Quiet Starting Point

Thoughts, tools, and threads from a developer who prefers depth over noise

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This is the beginning — not with a bang, but with intention.

I’ve always preferred building things in silence. Whether it's a real-time election results platform for a radio team or a Cardano dApp that never makes it to the homepage of Reddit, I find clarity in working quietly, iterating slowly, and shipping things that feel complete, even when they’re not flashy.

What to Expect

This blog won’t be about going viral. It’s a logbook — for things I’ve built, things I’m learning, and the spaces in between.

Tools of my quiet trade.

  • Web & Ruby — stories from the trenches of servers and syntax
  • Cardano Dev Work — more practical than promotional, especially around tools and challenges
  • Side Projects — from Twitter bots to mail services
  • Sri Lanka Meets Tech — how local context shapes global code

I’ll also share quiet experiments, thoughts on UI that feels like breathwork, and probably the occasional failure too.

No Grand Promises

This isn’t a newsletter. There’s no growth hack here. Just a space to think — and document.

creator = Developer.new(name: "lahirukas")
creator.tools = [:ruby, :cardano, :nuxt, :obsidian]
creator.build_mode = :offline_first
puts "Welcome to the journal."

“Better than perfect is done with care.” -unknown