Saroj Rijal — WritingI build the tools I wish my family's business already had.https://sarojrijal.com.np/Should a garment factory need its neighbours' signatures?https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/neighbour-signatures-business-registration/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/neighbour-signatures-business-registration/Low-impact businesses should be judged by safety, environmental and operational standards — not by whether every neighbour agrees to sign.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCivicEntrepreneurshipRegulationManufacturingLocal GovernmentNepalThe green test that liedhttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-green-test-that-lied/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-green-test-that-lied/Two bugs in my accounting engine taught me that a passing test proves nothing until you've watched it fail on purpose.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechtestingaccounting-softwareerpdebuggingsahara-coreengineering-practiceThe mouse is optional. Speed is not.https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-mouse-is-optional/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-mouse-is-optional/Why I build accounting software keyboard-first, and what "fast" actually means for someone who lives in the entry screen all day.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechkeyboard-firstproduct-designaccounting-softwaretallysahara-coreerpTrust, but reconciledhttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/trust-but-reconciled/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/trust-but-reconciled/Reconciliation is not an accusation. It is the thing that lets you keep trusting people, and it is the idea underneath everything I am building.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechSAHARA CORESMENepalaccountingERPThe paperwork behind our first exporthttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-paperwork-behind-our-first-export/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/the-paperwork-behind-our-first-export/In 2025 our family's factory completed its first export shipment. I helped with the paperwork, and it taught me something I already half-knew from keeping the books.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLifeexportNepalmanufacturingfamily businessdocumentationWhy I built this sitehttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/why-i-built-this-site/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/why-i-built-this-site/Not to look hireable — to keep a public record of what I learn, build, and wonder about.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLearningmetalearning-in-publicWhy Astro, not Next.js, for this sitehttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/why-astro-not-nextjs/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/why-astro-not-nextjs/A small decision, reasoned out loud — because 'everyone uses X' is not a reason.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechastrofrontenddecisionsI learn to know, not to earnhttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/i-learn-to-know-not-to-earn/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/i-learn-to-know-not-to-earn/Curiosity came first. The skills followed from it — which is not the same as saying they paid.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLifecuriosityphilosophyThree small fixes for Nepal's online public serviceshttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/three-fixes-nepal-online-services/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/three-fixes-nepal-online-services/Not complaints — practical, buildable suggestions from someone who builds business software.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCivicnepalgovtechsuggestionsBorn behind the counterhttps://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/born-behind-the-counter/https://sarojrijal.com.np/blog/born-behind-the-counter/Growing up inside a garment business in Narayangarh since 1991: ledgers, credit, and the question that pushed me from accounting into software.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLifememoirfamily businessaccountingNepalTrishakti Storesorigin story