Sanjit Roopra
@sroopra.bsky.social
A post that, for a lot of people, will be stating something obvious.
But in the world I'm in — mostly enterprise software — this has not been the case. In enterprise software, the tech world is slower, and especially browsers have shown this problematic behavior in our industry.
But in the world I'm in — mostly enterprise software — this has not been the case. In enterprise software, the tech world is slower, and especially browsers have shown this problematic behavior in our industry.
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A post that, for a lot of people, will be stating something obvious.
But in the world I'm in — mostly enterprise software — this has not been the case. In enterprise software, the tech world is slower, and especially browsers have shown this problematic behavior in our industry.
But in the world I'm in — mostly enterprise software — this has not been the case. In enterprise software, the tech world is slower, and especially browsers have shown this problematic behavior in our industry.
Ship > Slides
Big companies don’t lack ideas—they lack flow.
Committees fossilize prototypes.
Startups win by collapsing roles + shipping ugly v1s fast.
Want enterprise innovation? Fewer gates, smaller bets, faster feedback.
Full post: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Big companies don’t lack ideas—they lack flow.
Committees fossilize prototypes.
Startups win by collapsing roles + shipping ugly v1s fast.
Want enterprise innovation? Fewer gates, smaller bets, faster feedback.
Full post: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Why Large Companies Struggle to Innovate
Or why innovation consistently comes from small startups rather than large enterprise companies.
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ship > Slides
Big companies don’t lack ideas—they lack flow.
Committees fossilize prototypes.
Startups win by collapsing roles + shipping ugly v1s fast.
Want enterprise innovation? Fewer gates, smaller bets, faster feedback.
Full post: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Big companies don’t lack ideas—they lack flow.
Committees fossilize prototypes.
Startups win by collapsing roles + shipping ugly v1s fast.
Want enterprise innovation? Fewer gates, smaller bets, faster feedback.
Full post: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Every decision is a new rep—respect the bar. I learned the hard way (hello torn muscle). In tech, overconfidence shrinks dissent and raises risk. Here’s the quick self-check + fixes I use to keep learning loops alive: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Respect the Bar: How Leaders Slip from Confidence into Overconfidence
Confidence earns trust; overconfidence shuts doors. When people stop pushing back, your decisions get narrower and riskier.
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every decision is a new rep—respect the bar. I learned the hard way (hello torn muscle). In tech, overconfidence shrinks dissent and raises risk. Here’s the quick self-check + fixes I use to keep learning loops alive: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Just published my deep dive into AI coding tools that are reshaping development in 2025!
After months of hands-on testing, here's what you need to know about the tools leading the revolution:
After months of hands-on testing, here's what you need to know about the tools leading the revolution:
August 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just published my deep dive into AI coding tools that are reshaping development in 2025!
After months of hands-on testing, here's what you need to know about the tools leading the revolution:
After months of hands-on testing, here's what you need to know about the tools leading the revolution:
🚀 Balancing Dreams & Realities: Challenger's Lessons 🚀
As a lifelong space exploration enthusiast, the Challenger disaster profoundly affected me, underscoring the dangers that arise when business pressures overshadow engineering concerns.
As a lifelong space exploration enthusiast, the Challenger disaster profoundly affected me, underscoring the dangers that arise when business pressures overshadow engineering concerns.
July 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚀 Balancing Dreams & Realities: Challenger's Lessons 🚀
As a lifelong space exploration enthusiast, the Challenger disaster profoundly affected me, underscoring the dangers that arise when business pressures overshadow engineering concerns.
As a lifelong space exploration enthusiast, the Challenger disaster profoundly affected me, underscoring the dangers that arise when business pressures overshadow engineering concerns.
🧵 The Therac-25: A Cautionary Tale in Software Safety (1/5)
In the mid-1980s, a radiation therapy machine's software bugs led to multiple deaths. This wasn't just a technical glitch—it revolutionized how we approach critical systems safety.
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In the mid-1980s, a radiation therapy machine's software bugs led to multiple deaths. This wasn't just a technical glitch—it revolutionized how we approach critical systems safety.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
April 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🧵 The Therac-25: A Cautionary Tale in Software Safety (1/5)
In the mid-1980s, a radiation therapy machine's software bugs led to multiple deaths. This wasn't just a technical glitch—it revolutionized how we approach critical systems safety.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
In the mid-1980s, a radiation therapy machine's software bugs led to multiple deaths. This wasn't just a technical glitch—it revolutionized how we approach critical systems safety.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
🧵 The evolution of decision-making in engineering leadership roles is fascinating. From immediate code feedback to years-long strategic impact, here's what I've learned: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
April 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🧵 The evolution of decision-making in engineering leadership roles is fascinating. From immediate code feedback to years-long strategic impact, here's what I've learned: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Engineers often overcomplicate software development. Here's why keeping it simple matters in the AI era:
1/ The Complexity Trap: We design elaborate systems for millions when we only need thousands. Look at PHP - powering 80% of websites by keeping things simple.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
1/ The Complexity Trap: We design elaborate systems for millions when we only need thousands. Look at PHP - powering 80% of websites by keeping things simple.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Self-Inflicted Technical Complexity
Learn how we overcomplicate software development and find ways to build simpler solutions that work better.
open.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Engineers often overcomplicate software development. Here's why keeping it simple matters in the AI era:
1/ The Complexity Trap: We design elaborate systems for millions when we only need thousands. Look at PHP - powering 80% of websites by keeping things simple.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
1/ The Complexity Trap: We design elaborate systems for millions when we only need thousands. Look at PHP - powering 80% of websites by keeping things simple.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
LLMs now directly control applications through MCP, shifting developers from coders to solution architects. Working with Claude 3.7 and Gemini 2.5, I've seen incredible progress in AI-assisted development.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
April 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
LLMs now directly control applications through MCP, shifting developers from coders to solution architects. Working with Claude 3.7 and Gemini 2.5, I've seen incredible progress in AI-assisted development.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Technical debt: it's like managing an old house—charming but needs constant care.
Ever wondered why maintaining software feels like a never-ending home renovation project? I explore why technical debt is inevitable and how to manage it effectively in my latest post.
Ever wondered why maintaining software feels like a never-ending home renovation project? I explore why technical debt is inevitable and how to manage it effectively in my latest post.
The Creep of Technical Debt
A guide to understanding, managing, and prioritizing the inevitable accumulation of technical debt
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Technical debt: it's like managing an old house—charming but needs constant care.
Ever wondered why maintaining software feels like a never-ending home renovation project? I explore why technical debt is inevitable and how to manage it effectively in my latest post.
Ever wondered why maintaining software feels like a never-ending home renovation project? I explore why technical debt is inevitable and how to manage it effectively in my latest post.
🚀 Being Fast Matters
I've been thinking a lot about speed lately. Not the kind that gets you pulled over, but the kind that makes software teams thrive. You know that feeling when your team is just humming along, shipping features left and right? It's amazing right?
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I've been thinking a lot about speed lately. Not the kind that gets you pulled over, but the kind that makes software teams thrive. You know that feeling when your team is just humming along, shipping features left and right? It's amazing right?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Being fast matters
Exploring why speed in software engineering is a competitive advantage and how to achieve it without compromising quality
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March 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🚀 Being Fast Matters
I've been thinking a lot about speed lately. Not the kind that gets you pulled over, but the kind that makes software teams thrive. You know that feeling when your team is just humming along, shipping features left and right? It's amazing right?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
I've been thinking a lot about speed lately. Not the kind that gets you pulled over, but the kind that makes software teams thrive. You know that feeling when your team is just humming along, shipping features left and right? It's amazing right?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
The $460M Knight Capital meltdown remains one of tech's most stunning cautionary tales. A single missed server update → $460M in losses in just 45 minutes.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
March 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The $460M Knight Capital meltdown remains one of tech's most stunning cautionary tales. A single missed server update → $460M in losses in just 45 minutes.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
The Evolution of Offshoring: From Local to Global Operations
Today's deep dive explores how offshoring has transformed from moving manufacturing overseas to becoming a strategic part of global business operations.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Today's deep dive explores how offshoring has transformed from moving manufacturing overseas to becoming a strategic part of global business operations.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
March 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Evolution of Offshoring: From Local to Global Operations
Today's deep dive explores how offshoring has transformed from moving manufacturing overseas to becoming a strategic part of global business operations.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Today's deep dive explores how offshoring has transformed from moving manufacturing overseas to becoming a strategic part of global business operations.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Data hygiene is so important when you want to measure things. Most often it is overlooked, and wrong conclusions can result from that.
It is also very challenging as you need a robust system.
It is also very challenging as you need a robust system.
March 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Data hygiene is so important when you want to measure things. Most often it is overlooked, and wrong conclusions can result from that.
It is also very challenging as you need a robust system.
It is also very challenging as you need a robust system.
Are the latest LLMs worth it for developers? Claude 3.7 and GPT 4.5 show mixed results. Engineers report productivity gains, but success requires strategic use with proper context. Early adopters gain advantages in a landscape where technical talent remains scarce.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Are the latest LLMs worth it for developers? Claude 3.7 and GPT 4.5 show mixed results. Engineers report productivity gains, but success requires strategic use with proper context. Early adopters gain advantages in a landscape where technical talent remains scarce.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
🚨 The largest IT outage in history: A simple programming error at CrowdStrike crashed 8.5M Windows devices, causing $5B in losses.
Fascinating how a basic array bounds error led to this massive incident.
Read the full analysis in my newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Fascinating how a basic array bounds error led to this massive incident.
Read the full analysis in my newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
February 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨 The largest IT outage in history: A simple programming error at CrowdStrike crashed 8.5M Windows devices, causing $5B in losses.
Fascinating how a basic array bounds error led to this massive incident.
Read the full analysis in my newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Fascinating how a basic array bounds error led to this massive incident.
Read the full analysis in my newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Analyzed the 2025 LLM landscape: Gemini 2.0 leads with massive context windows, le Chat dominates speed, local deployment evolving. Key? Pick models for YOUR needs, not leaderboard positions. Full analysis ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
February 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Analyzed the 2025 LLM landscape: Gemini 2.0 leads with massive context windows, le Chat dominates speed, local deployment evolving. Key? Pick models for YOUR needs, not leaderboard positions. Full analysis ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
🎯 If you're interested in tech leadership, innovation, or the future of European tech, this one's for you!
Did you know that 90% of the world's chips are printed using machines from a single European company?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Did you know that 90% of the world's chips are printed using machines from a single European company?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
January 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🎯 If you're interested in tech leadership, innovation, or the future of European tech, this one's for you!
Did you know that 90% of the world's chips are printed using machines from a single European company?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Did you know that 90% of the world's chips are printed using machines from a single European company?
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
📱 Why do big software projects fail? The numbers are shocking - 65% either fail or struggle.
But there's hope! Data shows that breaking projects into tiny pieces and shipping incrementally leads to WAY better outcomes.
Full analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
But there's hope! Data shows that breaking projects into tiny pieces and shipping incrementally leads to WAY better outcomes.
Full analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
📱 Why do big software projects fail? The numbers are shocking - 65% either fail or struggle.
But there's hope! Data shows that breaking projects into tiny pieces and shipping incrementally leads to WAY better outcomes.
Full analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
But there's hope! Data shows that breaking projects into tiny pieces and shipping incrementally leads to WAY better outcomes.
Full analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
This week, I dive into some fascinating developments in tech:
📱 The Sonos app rewrite debacle that led to the CEO's resignation
🔄 Meta's recent policy shifts
👩💻 The emerging role of "Product Engineers"
🛠️ Check out MarkItDown
Read the full newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
📱 The Sonos app rewrite debacle that led to the CEO's resignation
🔄 Meta's recent policy shifts
👩💻 The emerging role of "Product Engineers"
🛠️ Check out MarkItDown
Read the full newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
January 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This week, I dive into some fascinating developments in tech:
📱 The Sonos app rewrite debacle that led to the CEO's resignation
🔄 Meta's recent policy shifts
👩💻 The emerging role of "Product Engineers"
🛠️ Check out MarkItDown
Read the full newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
📱 The Sonos app rewrite debacle that led to the CEO's resignation
🔄 Meta's recent policy shifts
👩💻 The emerging role of "Product Engineers"
🛠️ Check out MarkItDown
Read the full newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Reposted by Sanjit Roopra
Back in the days of punch cards, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and a software patch meant a piece of tape...🦖
January 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Back in the days of punch cards, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and a software patch meant a piece of tape...🦖
🔨 Engineering hits different across company sizes!
From startup chaos to enterprise stability.
Startups = wild learning
Scaleups = rocket growth
Enterprise = impact at scale
Big Tech = $$$
Research = galaxy brain
Where do you thrive? 🚀
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
From startup chaos to enterprise stability.
Startups = wild learning
Scaleups = rocket growth
Enterprise = impact at scale
Big Tech = $$$
Research = galaxy brain
Where do you thrive? 🚀
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
January 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🔨 Engineering hits different across company sizes!
From startup chaos to enterprise stability.
Startups = wild learning
Scaleups = rocket growth
Enterprise = impact at scale
Big Tech = $$$
Research = galaxy brain
Where do you thrive? 🚀
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
From startup chaos to enterprise stability.
Startups = wild learning
Scaleups = rocket growth
Enterprise = impact at scale
Big Tech = $$$
Research = galaxy brain
Where do you thrive? 🚀
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
Reposted by Sanjit Roopra
Must reads for web developers - how modern browsers work:
1️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt1
2️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt2
3️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt3
4️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt4
and browser.engineering a free to read book on the topic
1️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt1
2️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt2
3️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt3
4️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt4
and browser.engineering a free to read book on the topic
January 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Must reads for web developers - how modern browsers work:
1️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt1
2️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt2
3️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt3
4️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt4
and browser.engineering a free to read book on the topic
1️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt1
2️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt2
3️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt3
4️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt4
and browser.engineering a free to read book on the topic
🚀 Weekly tech insights! Exploring:
• AI-driven prototyping revolutionizing development speed
• Stack Overflow's decline in the LLM era
• Why working with management isn't cynical
• Notion as my go-to productivity powerhouse
Read more in my latest newsletter! 📚
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
• AI-driven prototyping revolutionizing development speed
• Stack Overflow's decline in the LLM era
• Why working with management isn't cynical
• Notion as my go-to productivity powerhouse
Read more in my latest newsletter! 📚
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
January 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🚀 Weekly tech insights! Exploring:
• AI-driven prototyping revolutionizing development speed
• Stack Overflow's decline in the LLM era
• Why working with management isn't cynical
• Notion as my go-to productivity powerhouse
Read more in my latest newsletter! 📚
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
• AI-driven prototyping revolutionizing development speed
• Stack Overflow's decline in the LLM era
• Why working with management isn't cynical
• Notion as my go-to productivity powerhouse
Read more in my latest newsletter! 📚
open.substack.com/pub/soundofd...
doom-captcha.vercel.app
That is a fun captcha to check if you are a human also pretty hard on a mobile.
That is a fun captcha to check if you are a human also pretty hard on a mobile.
DOOM® CAPTCHA
Prove you're human by playing DOOM
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January 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
doom-captcha.vercel.app
That is a fun captcha to check if you are a human also pretty hard on a mobile.
That is a fun captcha to check if you are a human also pretty hard on a mobile.