Vinit Shahdeo | Substack

I Wrote a Book for Software Engineers Who Are Invisible Online

Your code speaks. Does the internet know about you?

Feb 2 • Vinit Shahdeo

Your /health Endpoint Is Lying: OK Is Not a Health Check

Beyond 200 OK: Liveness vs readiness, critical vs non-critical dependencies, and how to design real health checks for your APIs.

Dec 2, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

If You Can Explain Your System in One Diagram, You Understand It

Using One Good Diagram to Expose Complexity, Dependencies, and Design Flaws.

Nov 28, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

Why Fintech Made Me a Better Engineer

Lessons from NACHA Files, Kafka Pipelines, Ledger Models & Real-World Money Movement

Nov 24, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

Engineering Better: Little Practices That Changed How I Work

The Invisible Code — Small Habits That Define Great Engineering Culture

Oct 17, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

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The Future of Fintech: Insights from Industry Leaders at the Novo Tech Meetup

Sep 13, 2024 • Vinit Shahdeo

Math.random() is not so random: The Illusion of Randomness in JavaScript

Jun 29, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

Engineering Better: Little Practices That Changed How I Work

Oct 17, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

Why Fintech Made Me a Better Engineer

Nov 24, 2025 • Vinit Shahdeo

Vinit Shahdeo

AI, SaaS & FinTech | JavaScript, Node.js & Go | Distributed Systems | Open Source

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