Books we write and publish, free to read in full. Long-form technical writing that starts from nothing and assumes nothing.
From a Grain of Sand to Artificial Intelligence
A complete, free 53-chapter explanation of how computers work — from sand and electricity through transistors, processors, operating systems and networks to how a language model is trained and run.
From a Tally Stick to Instant Settlement
A complete, free 54-chapter explanation of how payments and banking work — from what a balance actually is, through the chip in your card and the message formats behind every card transaction, to clearing, settlement, disputes and regulation.
From a Signature to a Passkey
A complete, free 60-chapter explanation of how digital identity works - from what an identity record actually is, through passwords, biometrics, certificates and passkeys, to federation, national ID schemes and the law.
From a Written Record to a Global Database
From a written record to a global database: a simple-first, technical-after guide to meaning, queries, correct changes, recovery, distributed systems and operation.
Founder & Chairman · KedByte Technologies Private Limited
Shikhar Singh writes the Library's titles alongside running KedByte Technologies Private Limited, a software studio in Vadodara, India. The books come out of the same work: explaining systems precisely enough to build them.