Hi, I'm Vignesh.
Software developer by day. Writer, photographer, reader, and professional hobbyist on the side. This is my scratchpad — code, markets, books, travel, anything I'm thinking about.
Now
/now →As of May 18, 2026
Running a small live algorithmic trading stack on Schwab — one strategy with real edge, a couple of sleeves around it. Most of my coding time goes into making the position-management layer boring.
Reading more, scrolling less. Trying to write long-form again — this site is part of the same effort. Some of it will land on the newsletter, some only here.
Taking pictures again when I can — they live on Flickr.
Recent writing
all posts →Projects
all projects →- schwab-live live
Live algorithmic trading stack on Schwab. Real money, small allocation, one strategy with edge.
- FitCheck live
Privacy-first virtual try-on Chrome extension. Photos never leave your device; Gemini handles the compositing.
- vgnsh.xyz live
This site. Astro on Cloudflare Pages, hand-built from scratch after a decade on Squarespace.
Currently reading
- Replace me — currently reading
One line on why this book, or what you're getting from it.
Recently finished (1)
- Replace me — recently finished (2026)
Linkroll
- Eric Jang — Robotics, ML, sharp writing.
- Patrick Collison — Reading lists and questions worth thinking about.