HI, I'M SAM

I design and code beautifully simple things.

I'm that Frontend Engineer who comes up with creative CSS ideas at 2.00 am. Who always tries to reduce the no. of lines in any given file.

A Javascript developer who thinks that - "There is always a simpler way to solve a problem."

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Blog

28 Oct, 2023

I write about Javascript, CSS, and all things web.

If you love to read tech blogs? I got you covered. I post new content every week. I write about web, ReactJS, Typescript, NodeJS, CSS, Developer productivity tips, etc.

Projects

Quotes Generator

A tool that helps you to create motivational quotes with backgrounds.

HTML Canvas, CSS, jQuery, UnsplashAPI, React

PastTenser

An API that can give you the pastense of any verb that is provided.

ExpressJS, KnockoutJS, jQuery, NodeJs, CSS3, HTML5

Network chart

This is a network chart built using Highchart APIs - helps you visualise connections.

Vannila Javascript, Highcharts Custom module, SVG, HTML, CSS

MY JOURNEY

2017

First Job - Burning Glass

I was hired as intern during campus placements, where I worked with C, C++ after which I became a full-time SDE

2018

Got into the Web development team

Not sure if it was my luck or destiny, I was moved to the web development team that was incharge of building SPAs and dynamic web apps.

2019

Frontend Developer - Plivo

As a Frontend Developer, I was given total freedom to implement my learnings. My job was to build performant web pages.

2020

Covid - WFH - WTH

TBH, This year and the next year went by within a wink. All I did was sanitize my hands 3 times a day.

2021

Became SDE - UI, Contacto

I moved into a product engineering team at Plivo called Contacto, where I worked with awesome tech stack - Electron, React, Vue, Redux, SCSS, etc

2022

Deep Dive into React

I can say, that I've mastered React at this point*. It's all about understanding how values are passed, event loops, and other core concepts. This year helped me learn a lot of things and manage people.

2023

Promoted! SDE-2 Driving Performance

In 2023, as a Senior UI engineer at Plivo, I am focused on exciting new feature development and optimizing performance for large user data handling. I am eager to expand my skillset and explore the applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance Plivo's products and services.

MY CODING ACTIVITY

I use WakaTime to track my coding activity. It's a great tool to track your coding activity and helps you improve your productivity. It's facinating how IDE's have evolved over the years.

I started with Notepad++, then moved to Visual Studio, and now I am using VSCode and NeoVim. Tracking time helps me to understand how much time I spend on each project and helps me to improve my productivity.

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