Hi There & Welcome to My Corner of the Web!
I'm Sagnik Mandal, a undergraduate @ IIT (BHU) Varanasi, and I like to make & break shit.
Projects
Writing
TIL about Snowflake IDs
Or the weird numbers we see on Twitter, Discord, and other platforms.
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GSoC'25 @ The R Project for Statistical Computing
Weekly updates on my Google Summer of Code 2025 project with The R Project for Statistical Computing.
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Making a Prediction Market (for IPL Betting)
Things I learned while building a prediction market for IPL betting. Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule, ELO Ratings, and more.
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Let's make a Ray Tracer (in Go)
Learn how to build your own ray tracer in Go! Ray tracing is a powerful rendering technique that simulates light physics to create realistic computer graphics. Follow along as we implement the fundamentals inspired by Peter Shirley's famous guide.
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