Sundar’s Notes

Welcome to my digital garden. This is a collection of notes spanning engineering, coding, philosophy, and life.

Projects

FEA Sidekick — An AI sidekick for finite element analysis, focusing on model-aware adaptive meshing
FeRus — A Linux preprocessor for CalculiX with CAD import, meshing, and extensibility via WASM plugins
GearLab — A bevel gear design software in C++, built to learn OOP and build a portfolio
Kinetic Monte Carlo in FEA — Coupling stochastic microstructural evolution with finite element analysis for solid-state phase transformations
Rust Website — Building a blog and portfolio site in Rust using Dioxus, with plans for a knowledge graph and CV rendering
Neuro — A second brain plugin for Neovim, combining Zettelkasten management with graph visualization
You Shall Not Pass — A Rust programming project exploring data structures and algorithms

JMAK Model — Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov model for phase transformation kinetics
Kinetic Monte Carlo Method — Stochastic simulation of atomic and microstructural events
Transient Thermal Model — Single element transient thermal simulation for kMC-FEA coupling
Building deal.ii with Docker — Docker-based build environment for the deal.ii finite element library
Spiral Bevel — Spiral bevel gear geometry and parameterization
Bevel Gear Parameters — Bevel gear parameter definitions and calculations
FEA Sidekick — Proof of Concept — Technical milestones for the FEA Sidekick PoC
FEA Sidekick — Market Context — Domain expertise and market rationale for the FEA Sidekick

Linux is so good that I hate having tried it — On the joys and frustrations of using Linux in a Windows-centric world
Rust still sucks for engineering software development — Why C++ wins over Rust for CAE applications
First Attempt at Creative Programming — Exploring the creative side of code
AI References — Collected references for an AI essay series
AI Topics to Explore — Open questions and themes for writing about AI

Learning Rust — Rustlings course notes covering ownership, borrowing, and move semantics
Rust Practice — Data structures and algorithms in Rust
Functional Programming — Functional programming paradigm and its core concepts
Dynamic Programming — DP techniques and problem patterns
Qt in C++ — Building cross-platform UIs with Qt
ARCHER2 C++ — HPC C++ course notes from ARCHER2
Hash Maps — Hash map internals and applications
CTests — C testing framework notes
LeetCode Practice — Master list of solved problems by topic and difficulty

Arch Linux Power — Power management tuning: TLP, GPU optimization, and Intel GPU kernel parameters
Nvidia Power Management — Nvidia GPU power configuration on Linux
Hyprland Screenshare — Screen sharing setup for Hyprland on Wayland
Kanata Configuration — Home row modifiers and keyboard customisation
Cloudflare Zero Trust — Network security configuration
Firefox Teams — Microsoft Teams integration in Firefox on Linux
GNU Stow — Dotfile management with GNU Stow

On “Exercises in Futility” and my path to Nihilism — How Mgla’s album introduced me to nihilism, through the lens of Emil Cioran’s philosophy