We’re gonna try avoiding the “C” , “P” and “L” words in this, okay? Okay. What can I say about 2020 that hasn’t already been said before? An unprecedented (ugh) year, a year like no other, a year where the word “normal” lost its meaning entirely. Sitting here writing my…

I’ve officially taken the next step in my career. I’ll soon be working at Fueled as an Android Engineer! I’m so excited for this next chapter and wanted to write a quick post talking about my thought process behind this change. My hope is to provide a little look into…

31st July, 2020 was my last day at Meraki. My first job, first team. My first product(s) launched, first crashes in production. And most importantly, my first lives impacted. The word bittersweet keeps coming to my mind while thinking of the current transitional period I’m in. Bitter because it is…

Disclaimer: We are all on different journeys and progress looks different for everyone. No Gregorian calendar can determine your self worth. I’ve never been a new year resolutions kinda guy. I’ve always believed that you don’t have to wait for a certain day of the year to make a change…

Google’s Android 10 dropped recently and I’ve been using it for the last two days on my primary phone. One of the features I was excited about with this release was the updated gesture navigation. I had my fingers crossed for Google to finally get this right. So, did they…

My name is Ratik and I am Software Developer working at the intersection of design, technology and social impact. I’ve been a creative individual interested in technology for as far as I can remember. In fact, the reason I taught myself how to write code was to build out ideas…