Vivek Kumar Singh

Works @vmware | ex - @Akamai | Interested in Distributed Systems, Cloud Native and Open Source | Tweets are my personal views

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

Completed @openfaas workshop today. Give it a try here https://t.co/mXGoA1x4oO

[Dhawal Jain @thatssodhawal]

I was high on India’s growth story. But not anymore.

For years, I thought we were on the right path, it’s only that we’re a poor country (thanks to colonisation) but as our income grows everything will change. And that’s going to happen soon. We’ll have great infrastructure, cleaner roads, efficient systems and whatnot.

But lately I’ve been feeling it’s just a story being fed to us, the change isn’t actually coming. The slow growth that we see, that’s not going to change anytime soon- in fact, it might get worse.

Simply because corruption is too ingrained in the system and scarcity mindset supersedes our desire to do better for each other. Every single time.

It’s not our fault. Good behaviour starts at the top.

When our politicians and their rallies leave roads dirty, I can’t expect an average Indian to take the ‘Clean India Mission’ seriously.

It pinches me when I pay tax because I know it’s not just being used to build better infrastructure, it’s going to someone’s pocket too. I would love to pay more tax, but all I ask for is more transparency into where it’s being used.

Every time I interact with a govt institution, I am left in awe of how inefficient and opaque the processes are. It’s a nightmare to get things done if you have good ethics. ‘Additional fee’ is almost always expected to move anything. And there's unnecessary focus on language that also sometimes dictates how you're treated.

Just recently, my neighbour lost their only son (22 yrs old) to a pothole accident, within 6 hours that particular pothole was covered, while all others around it weren’t. And within weeks, that one pothole is also back to the same condition. Imagine how they must feel. We talk about taking care of our citizens- it’s almost a JOKE.

My friends keep telling me govt is focussing on bigger problems right now, but I have never really understood what those are. If you know the answer- please educate me.

With AI and humanoids taking over in the next decade or so, we’re pretty much doomed. We will end up with millions of jobless Indians and I don’t expect the govt to do anything about it. Maybe they’ll prevent humanoids from becoming a reality in India the same way they don’t want self-driving cars.

The only way I see us doing better is if entrepreneurs take charge of building better systems, funding research, improving healthcare and driving more innovation against all odds. All around me, young ambitious Indians are driving real change, and I am so freakin proud of our entrepreneurs. We need to celebrate them more for trying, for failing.

For privileged Indians like me, we live in a bubble of our mostly privatised world and that’s nice because 80% of our time is spent at home/office. So I am not complaining about my life, this is not a rant. I truly want my country to do better, and I don’t see it happening rn. I'd love to know where I'm wrong.

Until then, I hope India is thriving in some other universe, because I really believe she can.

[Prashant Pitti @ppitti]

I am committing INR 1 Cr to find Bangalore Choke-Points via Google Maps & AL.

11 km → 2.15 hours in Bangalore Traffic on Saturday late night!

I was stuck at one choke-point at ORR, where I spent 100 mins struggling to understand why there is no traffic-light or cop here!

But I don’t want one more “Bengaluru Traffic Memes or Rant”. I WANT TO FIX IT.

Very recently, in April 2025, Google Maps started sharing "Road Management Insight". It's a city-level data in Big Query format.

Using Google Data and Satellite Imagery, we can list down all the choke-points & their exact timings in a month. For the traffic department to work on those areas specifically.

I am willing to spend INR 1 Crore on this project by funding: 1-2 senior ML/AI engineers. And providing budget for using Google Maps API calls, Satellite Imagery & GPUs

I will start this project, when BTP/BBMP: Open their raw feeds or API access AND names a team, committed to acting on the insights we generate.

🙌 How can you help right now?

1. TAG anyone you know in the Bangalore Traffic Office, BBMP or the Traffic Commissioner’s office, let this hit the right inbox.

2. ML/AI folks: comment "IN", if you can work along part-time to end this menace

3. Every commuter who’s sick of bleeding time: comment or share. More noise -> faster response.

Bengalore is India’s tech future; and people making it happen deserve MUCH better.

#BangaloreTraffic #AIforGood #OpenData #CSR #peakbengaluru

[Anoop @AnoopKalekattil]

Rowdies attacked my car near Amrutha college Kasavanahall. They threw stone at my car and my child is hospitalised @bellandurutrfps @DCPSouthTrBCP @BangaloreMirror

[Fan Account Richard Kettlebourogh @RichKettle07]

Now-a-days Indians are so passionate about Football & when they feel their team might bring some glory in FIFA matches, then why Indian's always get robbed, Heart Break💔 for Football fan in 🇮🇳

@FIFAWorldCup are u seeing this

#QATIND #IndianFootball

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Someone I know got scammed & lost money.

It started with a response to a part-time job offer on WhatsApp. The first few tasks were about leaving fake reviews for resorts & restaurants in random places like Peru. ~Rs 30k was transferred to the bank for the tasks completed. 1/8

[OpenRouting @openrouting]

Last 28 days growth ranking of Serverless Framework

Thanks to the contributors: @noizenheimer @DavidWells @houshengbo @tebeka @viveksyngh @bartheletf @retgits @denis_makogon @aghecenco @praneetaprakash

More ranking 👀 👉 https://t.co/pEue2BKxjk

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

I just published Merkle Tree and It’s Applications https://t.co/7CxZZsLNu4

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

I just published Kubernetes Operators — Fundamental Concepts https://t.co/9uqNqg2as4

[Felix Krause @KrauseFx]

🔥 New Post: Announcing InAppBrowser - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser

👀 TikTok, when opening any website in their app, injects tracking code that can monitor all keystrokes, including passwords, and all taps.

https://t.co/TxN1ezZX71

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

I just published Understanding Kubernetes Container Probes https://t.co/po1NeKGBXr

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

I just published Running Highly Available Apps on Kubernetes https://t.co/kV0MgLexew

[Jonathan Bouzekri @jobou78]

Running Highly Available Apps on Kubernetes by @viveksyngh https://t.co/l2VaAYkhWP

[Alex Ellis @alexellisuk]

88 GitHub stars until @openfaas gets to 30k!! ⭐️🐳

#teamserverless #community #faas #kubernetes
https://t.co/mGaNMbDpNX

[Ryan Burgess @burgessdryan]

Becoming more senior as an engineer isn't so much about the code you're writing; it's more about communication, collaboration, and connecting the dots

[Birendra Prasad Singh @Birendr75166330]

हम पिछले 1 महीने से रामनगर और चकिया पुलिस थाना के चक्कर काट रहे है लेकिन कोई हमारा एफआईआर नही ले रहा है। जब पुलिस आम आदमी के साथ ऐसा करेगी तो कौन मदद करेगा। कृपया हमारी मदद करे इस मुशील घड़ी में । @Uppolice @varanasipolice @IgRangeVaranasi @adgzonevaranasi @dubey_ips @dgpup

[Vivek Kumar Singh @viveksyngh]

@Uppolice @IgRangeVaranasi We went to lodge an FIR in ramnagar police station for a frogery case on 3rd March. We had already given an application for the same on the 25th of Feb. Police station denied taking the FIR even though we presented them with many evidences to prove the frogery.

[Lachlan Evenson @LachlanEvenson]

💁‍♂️ Career tip - Your manager plays a MASSIVE role in how successful you can be. Find a manager that supports your careers goals and values.

[M @mister_whistler]

Beyond a point, more money means you can buy a more expensive version of what you’ve already got.

[Trendulkar @Trendulkar]

BharatPe Founder on Shark Tank India : Mujhe aapka business model samaj nahi aaya