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Notes on software engineering, security, AI governance and building products. 10 articles by Anil Poudyal, published on Medium.

2026 · 3

  1. Conventional Commits: The Only Cheatsheet You Need ↗

    Stop writing commits like “fix”, “final fix”, “asdf”, and “please work”. Use this format instead, and your git log actually becomes useful.

  2. Interactive Ethical Hacking Roadmap (No Textbooks Required) ↗

    If you are stepping into the world of ethical hacking, you’ve likely realised something very quickly: reading about vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) or SQL Injection is entirely different from actually…

  3. Fast Code, Fragile Systems: Governing AI-Induced Technical Debt ↗

    Generative AI is revolutionising software engineering, but this unprecedented speed is masking a critical, systemic vulnerability: AI-Induced Technical Debt (AITD). As development teams increasingly rely on AI coding…

2025 · 2

  1. From Fixing BSoDs to Founding a Startup: A first hand experience ↗

    Nope, I was not planning to become a founder, the situation told me to get a job, a beautiful wife and get along with it. But I knew computers very well, I remember once I had a quote in my room saying “I enjoy…

  2. CashMate Finance App Now Available on iOS — Free from Periwin Solutions on the App Store ↗

    iPhone and iPad users can now enjoy CashMate , the popular finance management app created by Periwin Solutions , available free of charge on the Apple App Store . Already trusted by millions on Android, CashMate…

2024 · 2

  1. Summary :: MRI-based Brain Tumor Classification using Transfer Learning: A Comparative Analysis ↗

    The accurate and timely diagnosis of brain tumors is critical for patient outcomes, yet traditional methods like MRIs and biopsies often lack consistency due to human error. This research, published in the International…

  2. Looking for a free static site hosting platform? ↗

    Looking for a free static site hosting platform? Here’s a quick rundown of the top options to consider:

2021 · 2

  1. Simple Git Pre-Commit Hooks for any Python Project ↗

    Code quality has to be top notch be it an individual project or you are working in an industry. Companies and Python itself has got some standards settings to write a quality code.

  2. Docker Cheat Sheet ↗

    These were the most necessary docker know how commands for beginning with docker.

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