Charan Katkam
Short write-ups on real project decisions, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes across AI and full-stack builds.
2026-02-22 | 6 min read
A practical breakdown of requirement classification, code generation, bug fixing, test creation, and summarization in one Gradio workflow.
Designed a 6-module workflow in Gradio for requirement analysis to developer-ready output.
Reached 95%+ requirement classification accuracy in PDF-driven validation runs.
Reduced manual QA effort by around 60% by generating first-pass pytest cases.
2026-02-21 | 5 min read
Architecture and UX lessons from shipping a catalog-first e-commerce app with filtering, checkout, and payment integration.
Structured product browsing for 100+ SKUs with category and price filtering.
Maintained sub-2 second load time on critical product discovery paths.
Integrated secure checkout and payment flow with clear order progression.
2026-02-20 | 4 min read
Lessons from real-time hand landmark detection, gesture mapping, smoothing, and usability tradeoffs in computer vision UX.
Implemented real-time hand landmark tracking with MediaPipe and OpenCV.
Mapped gesture states to cursor movement, drawing, and erase actions.
Improved stability with smoothing logic to reduce jitter in pointer control.