threadwell v0.4.2
opinionated reader for long-form essays. local-first; 40 readers; six-week build.
- LOC
- 14,210 lines
- BUILD
- 6 wk
- USERS
- 40
- STACK
- ts · pg · bun
- UPTIME
- 99.97 %
- P95 LATENCY
- 142 ms
- REVISIONS
- 83
- OPEN
- 2 issues
subject : engineer/writer; pune, india
AARAV MEHTA
// makes calm software and writes essays about it
// shipped 11 things in 7 yr · replies to mail in ~36 h
selected works // n=4 of 11
// each card is a measurement. units are listed. nothing is decorative.
fieldnotes v2.1
local-first writing tool for engineers. open source; daily driver; in maintenance.
- LOC
- 6,140 lines
- BUILD
- 24 wk
- USERS
- ~ 2.4k
- STACK
- svelte · sqlite
- STARS
- 418
- FORKS
- 26
- REVISIONS
- 211
- OPEN
- 1 issue
marginalia v1.0 (final)
a study in editorial typography. twelve hand-typeset essays. preserved as built.
- LOC
- 3,016 lines
- BUILD
- 8 wk
- USERS
- n/a
- STACK
- html · css
- UPTIME
- 100 %
- FINAL REV
- 2024-11-02
- REVISIONS
- 41
- OPEN
- 0 issues
earlier work 8 entries
student + weekend pieces, 2019 — 2022. consolidated under single entry. available on request.
- COUNT
- 8 entries
- SPAN
- 3 yr
- STACK
- various
- STATE
- private
abstract // who, what, why
BACKGROUND
Subject is a 25-year-old engineer based in Pune, India, who has been building software professionally since the autumn of 2019. Focus areas include local-first applications, editorial tooling, and writing about both.
METHOD
One substantial artifact is shipped every ~6 wk. Maintenance is preferred over new builds. Writing is published when the subject has something genuine to say; never on a schedule.
RESULTS
To date: 11 shipped artifacts, 14 published essays, 0 abandoned projects under active responsibility. Reply latency: P50 36 h, P99 72 h. Status: nominal.
CONCL.
Subject reports satisfaction with current cadence; no rotation planned for next four quarters. Open to correspondence at hello@aarav.me.
references // writing, in citation form
- [1] Mehta, U. On knowing when a piece of writing is finished. Self-published, 17 May 2026. 12 pp.
- [2] Mehta, U. The website as a small private museum of the self. Self-published, 02 Apr 2026. 8 pp.
- [3] Mehta, U. Notes on building software you have to live with. Self-published, 28 Jan 2026. 17 pp.
- [4] Mehta, U. In praise of the long maintenance period. Self-published, 14 Oct 2025. 9 pp.
- [5] Mehta, U. What I learned writing a tool for myself. Self-published, 02 Aug 2025. 6 pp.
- [6] Mehta, U. 9 further pieces, 2021 — 25. Index available on request.