# Blog — Harshit Katheria

> Essays, opinions, and the occasional debugging saga. Full index: [https://harshitkatheria.com/blog](https://harshitkatheria.com/blog).

## The Crash With No Trace

**Published:** Jul 17, 2026
**Tags:** reverse-engineering, android, signals

I spent a weekend hunting a crash that left nothing in logcat or tombstone. Here's the trick behind it, and how I finally reproduced it on my laptop.

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## On Building Things You'll Throw Away

**Published:** Sep 12, 2025
**Tags:** essay, process

Throwaway code is a feature, not a failure. A short essay on why your side project doesn't have to last forever to be worth building.

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## Why I Stopped Using ORMs

**Published:** Jul 28, 2025
**Tags:** databases, opinion

A controversial take that's less controversial than it sounds. Most ORM magic isn't worth what it costs you when things break.

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## Notes from a Year of Writing

**Published:** Apr 3, 2025
**Tags:** writing, process

What I learned from publishing something every week for twelve months. The good, the bad, and the times I almost quit.

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