Vithun GajendraA personal field notebook

Software, people & a little curiosity

Hello, I’m Vithun.

I’m an engineer who builds things and leads teams. This is where I think out loud about software, people, and the ideas that connect them.

From Bangalore, at home in London. Usually reading something.

01Start here

A few places to begin

All writing

Not necessarily the newest. A few pieces that feel like me.

  1. People & judgment2023 · Essay

    180 Degrees

    Strong opinions, loosely held. On changing your mind, and building teams where it’s safe to do the same.

    Read the essay
  2. Software & systems2026 · Essay

    The Terminal Was Right. It Just Had the Wrong Operator.

    A Mac Mini, a terminal on my phone, and an unexpected perspective on the future of enterprise computing.

  3. People & judgment2021 · Essay

    My Approach as an Interviewer

    Looking for reasons to hire, and making the conversation worthwhile even when the answer is no.

02Follow a thread

A few recurring curiosities

Software & systems

Tools, trade-offs, and learning by building.

People & judgment

Leading with care. Staying open to being wrong.

Life & attention

Books, small observations, and the bigger picture.

03On the workbench

Room to tinker

Small things. Useful questions.

A home for tools, prototypes, and experiments in AI-assisted building. Nothing published here yet; the space is ready for the first one.

About the workbench
04Off the screen

From the bookshelf

All reading

Some of the books I’ve spent time with. Not all about computers.

I also like looking more closely. Some of my photographs