Hi, I’m Lax Mariappan.
I am passionate about crafting robust web applications that are easy to use and maintain.
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A small experiment that became infrastructure
Most experiments stay experiments. The ones that become infrastructure are the ones where someone cared enough to stay with it.
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The craft is figured out. The outcome never is.
Jerry Seinfeld has been doing comedy for 50 years. He still doesn’t know what makes something funny. The craft gets figured out. The outcome never is.
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The Restaurant That Taught Me Everything About Diversification
A 35-year-old restaurant runs a clinic, pharmacy, and bakeshop on the side. What developers can learn about diversification from this quiet, trust-first move.
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The Moat Has Moved
AI made explanation free and available to everyone. But comprehension? That still takes real work. And now it matters more than ever.
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The Best UX Decision We Made Was Removing Options
We wanted to build a feature-rich WordPress image CDN plugin. Our manager said two toggles. He was right. Here’s what that taught us about good UX.