Vinit Kumar

πŸ“Š Blog Analytics & Insights

A deep dive into 13 years of writing, learning, and growth

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87
Total Posts
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31,444
Total Words
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160 mins
Reading Time
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361
Avg Words/Post
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13
Writing Years
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7
Posts/Year

πŸš€ Career Evolution Through Writing

2013
Started professional career
2015
First blog about coding passion
2018
Leadership reflections emerge
2019
Infrastructure and tooling focus
2021
Mentoring and growth themes
2024
Principal Engineer evolution

🎯 Interesting Trivia

πŸš€ Started coding at age 10 with IBM PC and LOGO
🎸 Learned guitar alongside his kid in 2024
πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ Walks 5-6km daily as part of work-life balance
πŸ“š From college affordability to music lessons - full circle moment
πŸ”§ Advocates for minimalist tooling - Vim over IDEs
🌍 Has worked across 3+ time zones seamlessly
πŸ“– 12-year journey from startup employee to Principal Engineer
🎯 Influenced 50% of Dutch schools through platform work

πŸ“ˆ Posts by Year

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202413β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
Principal Engineer evolution
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20221β–ˆ
20203β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
20196β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
Infrastructure and tooling focus
20183β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
Leadership reflections emerge
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20154β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
First blog about coding passion
20148β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
201320β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
Started professional career

πŸ’‘ Quick Insights

πŸ”₯ Most Active:
2025 (21 posts)
πŸ“… Productive Month:
March (14 posts)
πŸ“ Post Lengths:
0 - 1659 words
⚑ Total Reading:
3 hours of content

πŸ› οΈ Technology Evolution Journey

Early Years (2013-2015)

JavaScriptPythonDjango

Growth Phase (2016-2018)

ReactDevOpsLeadership

Expertise Era (2019-2021)

GoInfrastructureMentoring

Principal Phase (2022-2024)

TypeScriptArchitectureStrategy

🏷️ Most Written About Topics

⭐ Featured Posts

Books on My Desk

June 7, 2025

Future of Error Handling in Go Notes

June 5, 2025

Redis Creator's Code Philosophy: 10 Programming Principles from Antirez

May 9, 2025

Balancing AI Tools in Development: A Practical Workflow Guide

May 7, 2025

Natural Coder

April 2, 2025

2024 in Review

January 11, 2025

Remote Work Success Guide: 7 Years of Practical Experience and Best Practices

March 26, 2020

A Somewhat Sane Guide for Software Development

February 6, 2020

Influential Programmers: A Personal Tribute to 10 Open Source Leaders

January 23, 2020

The Minimalist Developer: Maximizing Productivity with Fewer Tools

March 6, 2019

Integrating React with Django CMS: Solving Content Refresh Challenges

May 24, 2018

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