About Akash

I ship reliable products, optimize for speed, and prefer simple systems over layered complexity.

About this site

I primarily build web products with an emphasis on performance and long-term maintainability.

This site is inspired by the indie web—a place where I can freely share ideas, publish notes, and write often.

It also doubles as my personal knowledge base and a source of context for AI.

Some of what I write here may feel embarrassing in hindsight, but that's a small price to pay for having a corner of the internet that's truly my own.

Bio

Akash Plackal

Pronouncedah-kash pluh-kal

Location: Mysore / Bangalore, India
Timezone: UTC+05:30· IST
CV: Download CV
Dotfiles: github.com/akash-plackal/dotfiles

Stack

JavaScript
TypeScript
Lua
Neovim
Node.js
Next.js
React
TanStack
Linux
Core Web Vitals
Claude Code
Codex
Bash
Git

Setup

                   ##  **                     akashplackal@macbook-air
                *####****.                    -------------------------
                  ###,                        OS: Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 44 (Forty Four) aarch64
               ...,/#,,,..                    Host: MacBookAir10,1
          /*,,,,,,,,*,........,,              Kernel: Linux 6.19.14-400.asahi.fc44.aarch64+16k
        ,((((((//*,,,,,,,,,......             Uptime: 2 hours, 30 mins
       ((((((((((((((%............            Packages: 1290 (rpm)
     ,(((((((((((((((@@(............          Shell: zsh 5.9
    (((((((((((((((((@@@@/............        Display (eDP-1): 3024x1964 @ 2x in 14", 120 Hz [Built-in]
  ,((((((((((((((((((@@@@@&*...........       WM: niri 26.04 (Wayland)
 ((((((((((((((((((((@@@@@@@&,...........     Theme: adw-gtk3-dark [GTK3], Adwaita [GTK4]
(((((((((((((((((((((@@@&%&@@@%,..........    Icons: Adwaita [GTK3]
 /(((((((((((((((((((@@@&%%&@@@@(........     Font: Iosevka Term (11pt) [GTK3/4]
    ,((((((((((((((((@@@&&@@&/&@@@/..         Cursor: Adwaita
        /((((((((((((@@@@@@/.../&&            Terminal: foot 1.26.1
           .(((((((((@@@@(....                Terminal Font: Iosevka Term (17pt)
               /(((((@@#...                   CPU: Apple M1 (8) @ 2.99 GHz
                  .((&,                       GPU: Apple M1 (8) @ 1.28 GHz [Integrated]
                                              Memory: 7.42 GiB / 16.00 GiB (46%)
                                              Swap: 1.36 GiB / 8.00 GiB (17%)
                                              Disk (/): 15.31 GiB / 49.54 GiB (31%) - btrfs
                                              Battery (bq20z451): 80% [AC Connected]
                                              Power Adapter: 30W
                                              Locale: en_US.UTF-8

nowwhat i do

I work as a software engineer at a startup called Mtechzilla, building and improving a hotel booking platform.

usewhat i use

Hardware

MacBook Air M1Asahi Linux machine
MacBook Air M4macOS machine
Pixel 9phone

Software

Desktop

Neovim
Tmux
Asahi Linux
Foot terminal
Zoxide
Ripgrep
Helium browser
Firefox browser
Stow
Yazi
Lazygit

Phone · Android

Digi Paws
YouTube Vanced
Apple Music
Bitwarden
LocalSend
MotionCam Pro

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