Ayush Makwana
How computers generate random numbers: PRNG vs CSPRNG
How computers generate random numbers: statistical PRNGs versus kernel CSPRNGs, the one question deciding each call, and why the wrong pick predicts tokens.
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Ayush Makwana has written 5 articles for Atyantik Technologies on Systems & Architecture and Frontend since 2023.
Ayush is a Junior Software Engineer at Atyantik Technologies, building production features inside a senior-led team from the first week.
All of Ayush's writing is on systems and architecture; the latest article is "How computers generate random numbers: PRNG vs CSPRNG".
Every change Ayush ships goes through code review by a senior software engineer, with unit and integration tests and a CI pipeline that gates every merge.
Expertise
- Systems programming
- Randomness and entropy
- Web Push and VAPID
- Browser and platform internals
- Security fundamentals
Writing by Ayush Makwana
Systems & Architecture
Ayush Makwana
Near-data processing: the break-even in bytes
Near-data processing, quantified: computational storage and eBPF share one break-even. It pays below a selectivity crossover you can compute.
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Ayush Makwana
Unix time epoch explained: epoch, Y2038, leap seconds
Unix time epoch explained by derivation: the one invariant, epoch and timezone conversion, the Y2038 overflow, leap seconds, monotonic vs wall clock.
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Ayush Makwana
Million.js React optimization: how block diffing works, when it helps, and where the project stands in 2026
Million.js React explained: how block diffing makes each render cheaper, a four-question fit test, the React Compiler split, setup code and its 2026 status.
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Ayush Makwana
Is it time to leave WordPress? A 2026 guide to the WordPress to Cloudflare EmDash migration
A WordPress to Cloudflare EmDash migration guide for site owners: what EmDash 1.0 fixes, what the importer leaves, and how to sort your own plugins.
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