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I tried using a colorful gradient background for screenshots in my posts. And here's why everyone should use it (hint: it increases the reach of posts)

Parth Bhovad — Sat, 02 May 2026 17:03:51 +0000

Firstly, I saw big creators use gradient background in their post's screenshots. I didn't understand why they were doing this.

Later I read somewhere that gradient colours are easy to capture attention and that's why creators were using it.

So, I also started doing the same. And it Also increased engagement rates, likes and impressions on my posts. And I recommend you all do the same.

Initially,

I was using Canva to create gradient background screenshots. But it was very time consuming to do it every time from Canva.

That's why I started searching for tools for this specific use only.

But all the tools I found have too many features, bad UIUX, and a watermark.

At the end, I built my own as per my needs. A minimalist screenshot beautifying tool which only has padding and radius adjustment options with some beautiful gradient background and images. You can add your custom background image too.

To conclude: I would say use any tool/method you want to create eye catching screenshots. You can use my tool or any other you find useful for yourself. But do it. It increases output you will get from your posts by just putting minimal extra effort.

Here you will find the tool BeautifulScreenshots you should give a try to it and then use what you will find good for yourself. But start using a gradient background. You will thank me later.

Indian rupee is getting weak. Is it good for developers?

Parth Bhovad — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:52:31 +0000

For a few days I've been hearing a lot about Indian currency vs Dollar. Some people say it is bad, some say it is good. But most of them are not giving genuine reasons for their claims.
In the context of Developers I think it is good news. Because a lot of developers I know are earning in dollars. So, by the end of the month they will earn the same dollar, but more in rupees.
I don't know how it will affect those who are in an Indian based company. I would like to dive more deep into this topic.
This is debatable.

I'm Trying No AI Assisted Coding...

Parth Bhovad — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:43:40 +0000

First of all, I started GitHub Copilot when I got enough confidence on my logic building. And it was a right decision. Autocompletions helping me to get my work done fast.

There is no problem in it. At all! Autocompletions helping me to focus on bigger problems and delegating small, repetitive logic to copilot.

But here's a catch. After few months of using this Autocompletions I forgot the syntax completely. There is no problem in not knowing the syntax (I was thinking this).

But when I started applying for Internships, in almost all interviews their basic requirements is knowing syntax. Interviewers give you a small task, and you have to write the code in normal online compiler. No autocompletions.

And in these situations, my mind gets blank. Since I'm not used to knowing how to write an Array.filter(), Array.reduce(). I know the working of them, but writing without autocompletions is something I can't be able to do.

I can build any application end to end. But with autocompletions handling easy, syntax heavy, repetitive tasks.

And the interviewer won't believe. Gives a bad impression. Like I can't even solve a basic problem just because I don't know the syntax.

So, I started spending some of time without using Autocompletions. And my muscle memory is coming back now.