Shankar Mahadevan

Father of 3 cats, 8 kittens, and a child.

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

@threejs very cool

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

TL;DR: Built a scalable User API for an Instagram clone. Backend is now in the toolkit. 🛠️

Tools like TS and Mongoose simplify complex steps.

Next: Photos and following logic! What's your favorite part of backend architecture? 👇

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

Never imagined MongoDB would be this easy to set up. 🤯Just built the core User API for an Instagram Clone using Node.js, Express, TypeScript, and MongoDB Atlas.

A step-by-step thread on setting up the User service: 🧵
#Nodejs #TypeScript #MongoDB #ExpressJS #Backend

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5️⃣ Verification (Postman)Proof it works! Tested all four:

✅ POST to create.

✅ GET /:id to retrieve.

✅ PUT to edit.

✅ DELETE to remove.

All status codes passed (201, 200). Ready for the frontend!

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

Also got exposed to the readline module, which is used for user input in the terminal.

#OpenAI #Groq #Nodejs #LLM #devlog #devlearning

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

August 7, 2025
Explored OpenAI & Groq APIs, ended up building a command-line chatbot.
More down below:

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Integrated Grok API, logged prompt and response in the terminal for a more chatbot-like experience.

[Shankar Mahadevan @shankar722]

@NaveenY2K The buyer didn't buy though. Still have it. Don't use it much da

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@NaveenY2K Yes.

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@itisMadhan_ @Dir_Lokesh @jayabalaji_r this theory is so convincing!!!

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@sesigl Free

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I interviewed over 70 full-stack engineers in the last years.

I created a Notion based "Learn Full-Stack Development Pack V3" that contains a learning path to become a full-stack dev based on free resources.

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Main Core Concept You Need to Know About ReactJS 🧠

⚛️ Virtual DOM
⚛️ React Components
⚛️ State, props, events
⚛️ Organizing your components
⚛️ Code-splitting in React
⚛️ Class vs Function components
⚛️ React Fragments
⚛️ React Hooks
⚛️ Context API

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