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I'm Varun Narayanan and here I post about software development, design, and life.

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April 20, 2026
WEB DEVELOPMENT
NEXTJS
REACT
RENDERING
SSR vs ISR vs SSG vs CSR - Rendering Patterns Explained

A comprehensive guide to modern web rendering strategies - Server-Side Rendering, Incremental Static Regeneration, Static Site Generation, and Client-Side Rendering with real Next.js App Router examples.

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April 18, 2026
REACT
PERFORMANCE
VIRTUALIZATION
TANSTACK
Virtualizing Comments in React — Skeletons, Sparse Arrays and Infinite Scroll

A deep dive into how to virtualize a comment section in React using TanStack Virtual — with skeleton loaders, sparse arrays, batch fetching, and on-demand loading as the user scrolls.

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February 17, 2026
SSH
NETWORKING
What is SSH ?

A simple explanation of what SSH is and how it works

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November 27, 2025
3JS
ASCII
WEBGL
WEBGPU
SHADERS
Ascii art using webgpu and 3js

How I created this ascii art using 3js and webgpu

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April 15, 2025
REACT.JS
FRONTEND
MONOREPO
NX
Setting up monrepo using nx

A blog on creating and maintaining multiple react applications using nx

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April 5, 2025
ABOUT ME
FRONTEND
Hi, I Am Varun Narayanan

A blog about my experience in IT industry as a full stack developer