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  1. How AI can streamline code reviews

    Discover how seeking help from AI can save time while performing code reviews. See real-world examples of AI-driven efficiency in action.

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    March 17, 2025
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Development
    • Language Models
  2. Understanding open source LLMs

    Do you think you can run any Large Language Model (LLM) on your machine?

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    June 17, 2024
    • Open Source
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Language Models
    • Ollama
  3. How I saved 100 GB of disk space on my Mac

    Strategies to reclaim precious disk space on your Mac, and bid farewell to the dreaded ‘Your disk is almost full’ message.

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    May 30, 2024
  4. Simplifying React Native Development with Expo

    With a slew of improvements, Expo might be the future of Hassle-Free React Native Development.

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    March 21, 2023
    • JavaScript
    • Mobile
    • React Native
    • iOS
    • Android
  5. Automate React Native App deployments

    Use Fastlane and continuous integration to automate building React Native apps.

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    September 30, 2022
    • Deployment
    • JavaScript
    • Mobile
    • React Native
    • iOS
    • Android
  6. Product Considerations for Middle-Eastern Users: No Fixed Location (Part 2 of 2)

    In this two part blog series, we share more detail on two of the challenges we faced and our collective learnings for building digital products for a Middle-Eastern audience. This is our second blog which shares how we built a delivery app for users with no fixed location.

    Rob Whittaker, Rakesh Arunachalam, Sami Birnbaum, Kelly Gebo & Ferdia Kenny
    September 5, 2022
    • Product
    • Product Strategy
    • Mobile
  7. Product Considerations for Middle-Eastern Users: Multi-Currency (Part 1 of 2)

    In this two part blog series, we share more detail on two of the challenges we faced and our collective learnings for building digital products for a Middle-Eastern audience. Our first blog focuses on Multi-currency support.

    Rob Whittaker, Rakesh Arunachalam, Sami Birnbaum, Kelly Gebo & Ferdia Kenny
    September 2, 2022
    • Product
    • Product Strategy
    • Mobile
  8. Adding Tailwind to Electron

    A guide to adding Tailwind CSS to an Electron React project.

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    January 25, 2022
    • Electron
    • React
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind
    • CSS
  9. The Benefit of React Native for your v1 Mobile App

    What we’ve learned while supporting our clients in the decision to go with React Native for their first mobile app.

    Rakesh Arunachalam and Kelly Gebo
    November 17, 2021
    • React Native
    • Mobile
  10. React Server Components: What are They?

    React Server Components provide a seamless mechanism for rendering components on the server at any point in the app lifecycle. Should you experiment on this?

    Rakesh Arunachalam
    February 23, 2021
    • React
    • JavaScript
    • Web
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