Ganapati V Sಗಣಪತಿ ವಿ ಎಸ್
Writing · 2026

Writing

Engineering notes, mostly frontend, with the occasional library announcement. No schedule.

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Introducing microcharts: word-sized charts for React

Why I built microcharts: 106 word-sized chart types for React. Zero dependencies, interactive at 2-7 kB, accessible by default.10 min002

Aborting a fetch request

Cancelling in-flight requests with AbortController: the API, the gotchas, and why your dropdowns flicker without it.2 min003

Introducing 'react-spectrum'

A small library for generating colourful text placeholders.1 min004

Babel plugins: 'loose' mode caveats

What Babel's 'loose' mode actually trades away for smaller output, and when it bites.2 min