--- title: "My posts on dev." url: "https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/dev/page/2" description: "In-depth articles and insights about design, dev, growth, journal: hands-on build guides, essays and opinions, and the latest technology trends." image: "https://sarthakmishra.com/sarthak-og-image.webp" --- [View HTML](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/dev/page/2) · [Site index](https://sarthakmishra.com/llms.txt) # My posts on dev. I write about anything and everything that interests me. [design](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/design)[dev](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog)[growth](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/growth)[journal](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/journal) [![Vintage red-and-cream technical illustration of interlocking gears, clockwork mechanisms, and circular engineering diagrams.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/building-govtech-hero-BHBXrU9-.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [Jun 24 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) ## [How I'd Build Government Software That Doesn't Fall Over](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [You don't fix a meltdown with experts parachuting in after the breach. You fix it with defaults: a federated core, HTML-first frontends, private storage.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [![A towering server building drips pink goo as paper airplanes fill a vivid city sky.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown-hero-SjBYkPkA.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [Jun 23 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) ## [BTS of CBSE's Infra Meltdown.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [CBSE called its result-day collapse a cyberattack. The numbers say plain demand, the kind monolithic, one-vendor government IT can't survive.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [![Four tech-style logos displayed atop classical stone columns against a starry cosmic backdrop.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/astro-search-comparison-DwmFHGL2.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) [Jan 26 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) ## [I Tried 4 Search Engines So You Don't Have To](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) [Here's the definitive guide to choosing between Orama, Pagefind, Meilisearch, and Google for your static site.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) [![Vintage telescope bearing Google’s logo, hourglass, and coins against a starry sky and clouds.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/google-custom-search-astro-BbC_JCW-.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/google-custom-search-astro) [Jan 22 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/google-custom-search-astro) ## [Why I Didn't Use Google Programmable Search](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/google-custom-search-astro) [Google's search API sounds perfect for static sites. It isn't. Here's why the pricing model and indexing delays make it impractical for most blogs.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/google-custom-search-astro) [![A floating grassy island with a cottage and giant pink slabs amid planets and stars.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/meilisearch-astro-DvEyI0Vg.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/meilisearch-astro) [Jan 14 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/meilisearch-astro) ## [Meilisearch is the Best Search You'll Never Need](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/meilisearch-astro) [Self-hosting Meilisearch with Docker, Traefik, and Astro - complete with API key management, content indexing, and rate limiting.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/meilisearch-astro) [![A glowing compass rests on a central map tile, surrounded by ancient maps in space.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/pagefind-astro-BfE4llst.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/pagefind-astro) [Jan 13 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/pagefind-astro) ## [Why I Switched from Orama to Pagefind](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/pagefind-astro) [Why I use Pagefind: A deep dive into chunked indexing, bandwidth scaling, and setting up a production-grade search for Astro.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/pagefind-astro) [![Open wooden card catalog drawers float among clouds and planets, revealing a glowing spiral symbol.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/orama-astro-D5GPz4eV.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/orama-astro) [Jan 12 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/orama-astro) ## [The Right Way to Add Orama Search to Astro](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/orama-astro) [Stop using the Orama Astro plugin. Here is how to build a type-safe, metadata-rich search engine that actually works in Dev Mode.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/orama-astro) [![A futuristic laser machine blasts stacked cardboard boxes amid flying debris and vibrant clouds.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/optimizing-astro-bundle-size-ColRbQcR.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/optimizing-astro-bundle-size) [Jan 11 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/optimizing-astro-bundle-size) ## [Honey, I Shrunk my Frontend Bundle Size!](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/optimizing-astro-bundle-size) [How I replaced Lottie with Canvas sprites, migrated to Preact, and removed heavy dependencies to cut over 300KB from my bundle.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/optimizing-astro-bundle-size) ## Subscribe to my newsletter You'll get two emails initially: a confirmation link to verify your subscription, followed by a welcome message. Thanks for joining! 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