https://itznotabug.dev/blog Darshan Pandya, product engineer. Android and Kotlin at heart, plenty of iOS, and the backends behind them. 175M+ app downloads, and notes on all of it. en-us Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://itznotabug.dev/blog/webfontkit https://itznotabug.dev/blog/webfontkit Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Any Google Font by name in SwiftUI - on iOS and macOS, nothing bundled. ios open-source https://itznotabug.dev/blog/coroutines-reflection-r8 https://itznotabug.dev/blog/coroutines-reflection-r8 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT R8 now compiles away the reflection tax hiding inside every coroutine launch. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/less-env-more-config https://itznotabug.dev/blog/less-env-more-config Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Env vars are easy - which is exactly how every product knob quietly becomes one. web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/lede https://itznotabug.dev/blog/lede Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT An in-browser studio for blog covers, featured images, and OG cards. web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/fontspack https://itznotabug.dev/blog/fontspack Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Months of font compression experiments and the wall my greed ran into. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-rust-runtime https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-rust-runtime Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Functions now supports Rust as a first-class runtime. appwrite https://itznotabug.dev/blog/vitepot https://itznotabug.dev/blog/vitepot Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Static-first Vite and VitePress honeypot plugin for fake sensitive files. open-source web security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-rust-sdk https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-rust-sdk Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The official Rust SDK: fully type-safe and async-first. appwrite https://itznotabug.dev/blog/arm-amd-screenshots https://itznotabug.dev/blog/arm-amd-screenshots Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Screenshot tests passed locally but failed on CI - and it's not what you think! appwrite devops web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/database-ai-suggestions https://itznotabug.dev/blog/database-ai-suggestions Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Introducing AI in Appwrite Databases: schemas & indexes from table names. appwrite https://itznotabug.dev/blog/docker-browser https://itznotabug.dev/blog/docker-browser Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT A deep dive into cutting down a headless browser by more than 70%. appwrite devops https://itznotabug.dev/blog/barrels-and-regressions https://itznotabug.dev/blog/barrels-and-regressions Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tracing a regression and cutting tests from ~22s to under 2s. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-opt-in-relations https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-opt-in-relations Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Control which related rows to fetch and shrink your payloads. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-tablesdb https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-tablesdb Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Announcing the new TablesDB UI and a supporting API. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-import-csv https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-import-csv Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Import documents into your Appwrite collections, now using a CSV file. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/routex https://itznotabug.dev/blog/routex Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT An easy, configurable client-side redirection plugin for VitePress. open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/chatgpt-bulk-actions https://itznotabug.dev/blog/chatgpt-bulk-actions Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT A small browser extension to batch archive or delete ChatGPT chats. open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-file-tokens https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-file-tokens Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT File Tokens make sharing files from Appwrite simple, secure, and hassle-free. appwrite security web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/qna https://itznotabug.dev/blog/qna Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT A short dev Q&A on learning, habits, and the craft - shared by Appwrite. appwrite misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/typescript-and-golang https://itznotabug.dev/blog/typescript-and-golang Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft just supercharged TypeScript compilation with Golang steroids! web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/post-quantum-cryptography-2 https://itznotabug.dev/blog/post-quantum-cryptography-2 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Building an iOS POC app for encrypting and decrypting data. ios security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/post-quantum-cryptography-1 https://itznotabug.dev/blog/post-quantum-cryptography-1 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Diving into post-quantum cryptography and configuring it for iOS. ios security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/making-the-hardware-tick https://itznotabug.dev/blog/making-the-hardware-tick Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT An old-school quick dive into how software sends instructions to hardware. misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/inside-complex-codebases https://itznotabug.dev/blog/inside-complex-codebases Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Exploring the challenges and growth of navigating a large, complex codebase. appwrite misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/from-community-to-core https://itznotabug.dev/blog/from-community-to-core Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT My journey from volunteer contributions to joining Appwrite as a Product Engineer. appwrite misc open-source https://itznotabug.dev/blog/harmony-os https://itznotabug.dev/blog/harmony-os Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT From sanctions to building a fully independent ecosystem. android misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/hydration-mismatches https://itznotabug.dev/blog/hydration-mismatches Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Identify hydration mismatches in Vue/VitePress in the production build! web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/the-wp-drama https://itznotabug.dev/blog/the-wp-drama Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Everyone has an opinion on this drama - here's mine! misc open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/safari-and-the-active-pseudo-class https://itznotabug.dev/blog/safari-and-the-active-pseudo-class Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Why tf :active state still needs an ancient hack to work properly on iOS Safari? ios web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/js-async-await https://itznotabug.dev/blog/js-async-await Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT A look at how async await works in JavaScript. web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-blog-pagination https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-blog-pagination Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT My experience implementing pagination on Appwrite's blog page. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/chrome-shortcuts https://itznotabug.dev/blog/chrome-shortcuts Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Frustrated by Chrome's new shortcut layout? I built an extension to fix it. open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/undici-issues-on-appwrite https://itznotabug.dev/blog/undici-issues-on-appwrite Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Function timeouts with Node 20+ on Appwrite - here's how I fixed it. appwrite web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appexpress-essentials https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appexpress-essentials Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Expanding Appwrite Functions with React views, web compression & more. appwrite open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/moving-to-vitepress https://itznotabug.dev/blog/moving-to-vitepress Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT From WordPress to VitePress: Journey to a minimalist, high-performance site. misc web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appexpress https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appexpress Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Simplify routing in Appwrite Functions with an Express-style framework. appwrite open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-nginx-ssl-on-custom-domains https://itznotabug.dev/blog/appwrite-nginx-ssl-on-custom-domains Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Custom domain with Appwrite on a VPS with CloudPanel & securing it with SSL. appwrite devops https://itznotabug.dev/blog/ghosler https://itznotabug.dev/blog/ghosler Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT Custom open-source newsletter handling for Ghost, no Mailgun required. open-source web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/link-new-apps-on-admob https://itznotabug.dev/blog/link-new-apps-on-admob Sat, 08 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Make AdMob instantly discover your app with this simple Google Ads trick. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/nodejs-on-shared-hosting-part-2 https://itznotabug.dev/blog/nodejs-on-shared-hosting-part-2 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Running an Express app on Hostinger's Cloud plan, still without root access. devops web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/nodejs-on-shared-hosting-part-1 https://itznotabug.dev/blog/nodejs-on-shared-hosting-part-1 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Installing Node.js on Hostinger's Cloud plan without root access - here's how. devops web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/bunny-cdn-with-hostinger https://itznotabug.dev/blog/bunny-cdn-with-hostinger Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Getting BunnyCDN to work with Hostinger despite connection issues. devops web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/no-application-manager-cpanel https://itznotabug.dev/blog/no-application-manager-cpanel Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Application Manager missing on my server - here's how I fixed it. devops https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-upgrad https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-upgrad Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT Bypassed upGrad's in-app payment on a ₹94.5K course - the backend marked it paid. Reported, fix confirmed. ios security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-sih-aicte https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-sih-aicte Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT Won the hackathon, then reported an SQL injection flaw in the certificate server. security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-programming-hub https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-programming-hub Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Exploited a Programming Hub flaw for 45 years of Pro - reported for a fix. android ios security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/first-ios-app https://itznotabug.dev/blog/first-ios-app Sun, 26 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Ported my Android app to iOS in just a week - same UI, new platform. android ios https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-expertright https://itznotabug.dev/blog/security-review-expertright Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Reported an SQL injection vulnerability on ExpertRight; it was still unfixed when I wrote this. security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/runtime-permission-fail-vungle-sdk https://itznotabug.dev/blog/runtime-permission-fail-vungle-sdk Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Fix Android 6+ permission issue caused by Vungle SDK. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/short-standard-assertion-error https://itznotabug.dev/blog/short-standard-assertion-error Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Fixing a date implementation issue on Android. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/verify-error-tab-layout-admob-sdk https://itznotabug.dev/blog/verify-error-tab-layout-admob-sdk Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT Encountered crashes after dependency updates - fixed via ProGuard rules. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/preferencefragmentcompat https://itznotabug.dev/blog/preferencefragmentcompat Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Fix Kotlin migration crash: Mark Bundle and rootKey as nullable. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/what-is-pup-highconfidence-solution https://itznotabug.dev/blog/what-is-pup-highconfidence-solution Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Encountered PUP.HighConfidence on VirusTotal? Here's what I discovered. android security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/why-you-should-notify-a-user-to-update-app https://itznotabug.dev/blog/why-you-should-notify-a-user-to-update-app Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT Notify users of updates - don't force them unless necessary. android misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/bluehost-india-review https://itznotabug.dev/blog/bluehost-india-review Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Why I switched from Bluehost India to GoDaddy after a poor experience. devops web https://itznotabug.dev/blog/simplest-way-to-remove-ads-via-iap https://itznotabug.dev/blog/simplest-way-to-remove-ads-via-iap Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Simple tutorial on removing ads via in-app purchases on Android. android https://itznotabug.dev/blog/admob-disabled-ads-no-appeal-form https://itznotabug.dev/blog/admob-disabled-ads-no-appeal-form Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Recovering from AdMob's sudden ad disabling on my app. android misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/scam-for-android-developers https://itznotabug.dev/blog/scam-for-android-developers Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT A patent infringement claim for push notifications? Here's why it's a hoax. android security https://itznotabug.dev/blog/code-apps-on-mobile https://itznotabug.dev/blog/code-apps-on-mobile Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT Code Android apps on your phone with AIDE, no PC needed! android misc https://itznotabug.dev/blog/finally-done https://itznotabug.dev/blog/finally-done Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT My site is live 🎉! Expect posts on Android, development tips and rants 😛. android misc