# Nirav Joshi

> Portfolio and writing from Nirav Joshi covering fullstack development, blockchain, engineering lessons, and technical education.

## Summary
Nirav Joshi is the portfolio and technical writing site of Nirav Joshi, a fullstack and blockchain developer.
The site includes portfolio projects, engineering essays, blockchain development writing, and practical software guides.

## Primary URLs
- Home: https://niravjoshi.dev/
- Blog: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/
- About: https://niravjoshi.dev/about/
- Contact: https://niravjoshi.dev/contact/
- RSS: https://niravjoshi.dev/rss.xml
- Sitemap: https://niravjoshi.dev/sitemap-index.xml
- LLMs.txt: https://niravjoshi.dev/llms.txt

## Topics
- Fullstack development
- Blockchain development
- Software engineering
- AI tooling and developer workflows
- Technical tutorials and essays

## Author
- Name: Nirav Joshi
- Role: Fullstack and Blockchain Developer
- About: https://niravjoshi.dev/about/
- Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niravjoshi3/
- Profile: https://x.com/NiravJ3
- Profile: https://github.com/NiravJoshi33

## Best Starting Points
- The Binary Corner: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/the-binary-corner/ — In 2008, a researcher predicted that any sufficiently capable AI would converge on self-preservation and deception. In 2025, every major model proved him right. What happens when o...
- The Grunt Work Was the Point: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/the-grunt-work-was-the-point/ — AI can accelerate output, but the hard, frustrating work of learning is still what builds judgment. This post explores why skill formation matters more than polished results.

## Recent Posts
- The Binary Corner: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/the-binary-corner/ — In 2008, a researcher predicted that any sufficiently capable AI would converge on self-preservation and deception. In 2025, every major model proved him right. What happens when o...
- The Grunt Work Was the Point: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/the-grunt-work-was-the-point/ — AI can accelerate output, but the hard, frustrating work of learning is still what builds judgment. This post explores why skill formation matters more than polished results.
- Beyond GTP: Use HuggingFace Models with GitHub Copilot: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/beyond-gpt-using-github-copilot-with-any-hf-model/ — With HuggingFace Provider Extension in VS Code, you can use Open Source HuggingFace Models using their Inference API.
- Bad News vs Bad Surprise - Lessons From Managing My First Full-Stack Project: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/bad-surprises-in-engineering-management/ — With new responsibility of leading my first full-stack project, I'm putting into practice a crucial lesson from my previous organization: there's a world of difference between 'bad...
- Deploying React Router v7 Apps to Vercel: A Quick Guide: https://niravjoshi.dev/blog/deploy-rr7-app-on-vercel/ — React Router v7 apps currently face deployment issues on Vercel due to incomplete framework support. Quick fix: Use the official template