<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Biraj Rai — Blog</title><description>Articles by Biraj Rai on software engineering, infrastructure, and building products.</description><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>My Journey from Minecraft to Software Engineer</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/my-journey-from-minecraft-to-software-engineer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/my-journey-from-minecraft-to-software-engineer/</guid><description>Biraj Rai went from running Minecraft servers at 9 years old to working as a software engineer. Here is how.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category><category>career</category><category>personal</category><category>story</category></item><item><title>Building MineNepal, a Minecraft Server Directory for Nepal</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/building-minenepal-minecraft-server-directory-nepal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/building-minenepal-minecraft-server-directory-nepal/</guid><description>I built a Minecraft server listing site for Nepali players using PHP and Go. Here is why and how.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category></item><item><title>What Is PocketMine-MP</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/what-is-pocketmine-mp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/what-is-pocketmine-mp/</guid><description>PocketMine-MP is open source server software for Minecraft Bedrock Edition written in PHP. Here is what you need to know.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category></item><item><title>The Minecraft Community in Nepal</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/minecraft-community-nepal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/minecraft-community-nepal/</guid><description>A look at the Nepali Minecraft community, the challenges of hosting locally, and how the scene has grown over the years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category></item><item><title>Getting Started with Spigot Plugin Development</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/getting-started-spigot-plugins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/getting-started-spigot-plugins/</guid><description>A step by step guide to writing your first Spigot plugin for Minecraft Java Edition.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category></item><item><title>Building a Minigame Plugin for Minecraft</title><link>https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/building-minigame-plugin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raibiraj.com.np/blog/building-minigame-plugin/</guid><description>A practical guide to building minigame plugins for Minecraft servers covering state machines, arena management, and inventory handling.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>minecraft</category></item></channel></rss>