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Aditya Purwa
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Feb 13

Google Memories

Sometimes, I find solace in Google Maps as it doubles as a tool for reminiscing. The street view option provides a glimpse into the past, offering different versions of the same place at different points in time. There’s this one place that I used to go to a lot with…

Life

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Google Memories
Google Memories
Life

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Feb 6

HTML and CSS Only Blobs

A few days ago I stumbled upon this tweet by Double Glitch. It explains how to create blobs on Figma by simply using filters and blend modes. …

Software Engineering

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HTML and CSS Only Blobs
HTML and CSS Only Blobs
Software Engineering

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Oct 3, 2022

Reasonable Pull Request -Writing an Effective and Meaningful Pull Request Description

A reasonable pull request (PR) is when the reviewer of your pull request can reason about it, and understand why the PR exists and what is it about. To be reasonable, your PR description should contain the answer to these questions. Why this PR exists? What is it trying to…

Software Engineering

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Reasonable Pull Request -Writing an Effective and Meaningful Pull Request Description
Reasonable Pull Request -Writing an Effective and Meaningful Pull Request Description
Software Engineering

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Aug 11, 2022

Meat and Cheese

Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger and then noticed that the taste of the meat got subdued by the taste of the cheese? Cheese is a fat, but the kind of fat where the taste coats your tongue and prevent other flavors from seeping in into your tongue. …

Cooking

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Meat and Cheese
Meat and Cheese
Cooking

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Aug 10, 2022

The Privilege of the Non-Indebted

Being indebted steals away a lot of privilege and opportunities to do something better. Think of it as being chained into an iron rod, and the bigger the debt, the bigger the rod. Sometimes, the chain would grow longer and allow us more movement. …

Debt

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The Privilege of the Non-Indebted
The Privilege of the Non-Indebted
Debt

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Aug 10, 2022

Playtune — The Story Behind

When I was a kid, I have this big and bulky PC that runs Windows XP. My brother introduced me to a game called Virtual Orchestra Studio (VOS) by Hanseulsoft. It’s a rhythm game that allows you to play games with MIDI audio files. I remember the first song that…

Game

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Playtune — The Story Behind
Playtune — The Story Behind
Game

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Dec 19, 2021

Building ThatSkyWish — The importance of kindness during hardships

About two years ago, thatgamecompany released Sky: Children of The Light; and it was truly something else. I remember the first time I played the game; the visuals, the audio, the stories, and the way the game were designed is something new to me. The game emphasizes on the journey…

Thatskygame

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Building ThatSkyWish — The importance of kindness during hardships
Building ThatSkyWish — The importance of kindness during hardships
Thatskygame

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Sep 26, 2021

Why I Stopped Using Dark Mode

Once upon a time, I thought to myself that dark mode is the best. As a developer that once lived the “night life” — no it’s not staying up late at night with some fancy music and drinks, well actually that part is true, some fancy music and water to…

Dark Mode

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Why I Stopped Using Dark Mode
Why I Stopped Using Dark Mode
Dark Mode

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Sep 12, 2021

Cooking The Perfect Instant Noodle With Soup

If you asked me, React or Vue. Then the answer is clearly instant noodles. Indonesia is famous for its instant noodle, Indomie — which you can find all around the world. Now it's going to be a rainy season soon in Indonesia, and the best thing that could happen during…

Cooking

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Cooking The Perfect Instant Noodle With Soup
Cooking The Perfect Instant Noodle With Soup
Cooking

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Sep 12, 2021

On Continuing Writing

I used to thought about my writing a lot. Before writing, I always wanted to try and prepare everything perfectly. However, these last few months (years?) have taught me something. If I kept waiting for the perfect opportunity, for the perfect draft — I might end up not writing anything (as you can see from my latest writing date). Now, instead of waiting for perfection, I will write first; then improves later on.

Writing

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Writing

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Aditya Purwa

Aditya Purwa

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Building Playtune (https://playtune.app) - Software engineer, writer, designer, and artist.

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