Everything published on sanjaysokal.com is offered in good faith for general information and education. It is not professional advice, it carries no warranty, and it should not be the only thing you rely on when making a decision that matters.
1. General information only
The articles, tutorials, notes and project write-ups on this site reflect the author's understanding and experience at the time of writing. Technology moves quickly: versions change, APIs are deprecated, best practices are revised, and security guidance is superseded. Content that was accurate when published may be outdated by the time you read it.
No representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, is made about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of anything on this site. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
2. Not professional advice
Nothing on this site constitutes professional advice, and reading it does not create any professional relationship between you and Sanjay Sokal. In particular:
- Technical and architectural content is not a substitute for an engineer who knows your specific system, constraints, scale and threat model.
- Security-related content is descriptive, not a security audit. Do not treat any article here as certification that a technique, library or configuration is safe for your use case.
- Career, interview or hiring commentary reflects personal opinion and anecdote, not a guarantee of any outcome.
- Scientific, biological and general-knowledge articles — including any legacy educational content carried over from an earlier version of this site — are simplified summaries for general readers. They are not medical, diagnostic, clinical, veterinary or academic advice. Never use them to diagnose or treat a condition, and never disregard or delay professional medical advice because of something you read here. In an emergency, contact a qualified professional or emergency services immediately.
- Nothing here is legal, financial, tax or investment advice.
Always consult an appropriately qualified professional before acting on anything you read on this site.
3. Code samples and technical instructions
Code snippets, configuration files, commands and step-by-step instructions are provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. They are written to illustrate an idea, not as production-ready, audited software.
- Review and understand any code before you run it.
- Test in an isolated environment first — never directly against production data.
- Take backups before running anything that modifies files, databases or system configuration.
- Commands that delete, overwrite or migrate data can cause irreversible loss. You accept that risk.
Sanjay Sokal accepts no liability for data loss, downtime, security incidents, financial loss or any other damage resulting from the use of code or instructions published here.
4. Personal views — not those of any employer
This is a personal website. All opinions, statements and content are those of Sanjay Sokal in a personal capacity and do not represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of any current or former employer, client, partner or organisation with which the author is or has been associated.
Nothing on this site is published on behalf of any employer or client, and no confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer or client is knowingly disclosed here. Projects described in the portfolio are summarised at a level that excludes confidential detail.
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7. Results and examples
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To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sanjay Sokal shall not be liable for any loss or damage — direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise — arising from the use of, or reliance on, any content published on sanjaysokal.com. This limitation is explained further in the Terms & Conditions.
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12. Contact
Questions, corrections or concerns about anything published here:
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