Hi, I’m Deepesh, a.k.a. Krove, a software developer and consultant specializing in .NET and related technologies, while also working in desktop development, Information Security, and systems stuff. I like to focus on code quality and maintainability, as over a decade of programming experience has taught me to be kind to future code readers. I would like to make the world a better place, one free system at a time. You can get to know me more on my About page.
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Blog
For when something’s on my mind (and actually makes it out of the draft stage). More on the Blog page.
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bestcrosswords.com is my go-to online quick crosswords website. It hosts American-style 15x15 free-to-play puzzles at different difficulty levels. According to them, they’re “the largest supplier of free crossword puzzles on the web, publishing 15 grids daily from an archive of more 100,000”. That’s awesome! You know what’s not awesome? Asking... [Read More]
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Unanticipated Linux/XDG Development Issues
Some issues I shouldn't have had while making a really simple application, relating to Systemd, D-Bus, Inkscape, XDG specifications, GNOME documentation, and GLib/GTK+ behaviour.
This post contains a more-than-usual amount of links to documentation and code. I’ve tried to link to the versions that are current at the time of writing, and to the exact relevant location in the pages. [Read More] -
Kvantum + Qt6 Tooltips Workaround
If you use Kvanutm to style your Qt6 apps, there’s a chance your tooltips look like this: [Read More] -
Getting Windows to Use VSCode File Icons
Modifying Windows [registry] to change its boring file icons to beautiful VSCode Seti icons. More complications than I signed up for.
If you’re reading this way in the future, please don’t skip the Retrospect section. [Read More] -
C#: Runtime Polymorphism with Compiler Support
Writing runtime-polymorphic code without dropping IntelliSense support. An interesting problem.
The other day I was working on DiscordIPC when I came across a problem that I found very interesting, an abridged version of which is presented in this article, along with its interesting solution. [Read More]
Apps
Permalinked per-project pages remain, but are no longer linked here. Please see GitHub for a full directory.
Contact Me
You can get in touch with me on various social media platforms, all links in the footer. None of those accounts are dormant so I’ll respond reasonably soon (unless I’m sleeping :) ).
Alternatively, if you’re an employer looking to hire talent, and think I might be a good fit, drop me a message! I’ll be happy to have a chat.