👋 Hello, World! I'm Apar Agarwal

💫 About Me

const apar_agarwal = {
    role: "Software Engineer",
    education: "Computer Science Undergraduate",
    code: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "C++", "Python"],
    askMeAbout: ["backend development", "system design", "web engineering", "open source"],
    technologies: {
        frontEnd: {
            js: ["React", "Next.js"],
            css: ["Tailwind CSS", "Bootstrap"]
        },
        backEnd: {
            js: ["Node.js", "Express.js"],
            python: ["Flask"],
            auth: ["JWT", "Sessions", "Cookies"]
        },
        databases: ["MongoDB", "PostgreSQL", "MySQL", "Redis"],
        orm: ["Prisma", "Mongoose"],
        tools: ["Git", "GitHub", "Postman", "Docker"],
    },
    currentFocus: [
        "Full-Stack Engineering",
        "Scalable API Design",
        "System Design Fundamentals"
    ],
    experience: [
        "Open Source Contributor",
        "Full-Stack Web Projects",
        "Mobile App Development (Flutter)",
        "Team-based Academic Projects"
    ],
    interests: [
        "Distributed Systems",
        "Performance Optimization",
        "Clean Architecture"
    ],
    portfolio: "https://aparagarwal.tech",
    mindset: "Build → Break → Learn → Improve",
    funFact: "First make it work, then make it right, then make it fast"
};

🛠️ Tech Stack

💡 Featured Projects

• Social Pulse — Production-ready social media REST API with JWT authentication, refresh token rotation, and a modern React + TypeScript frontend (frontend repo).

• URL Shortener 🔗 Live Demo — URL shortening service with REST APIs, JWT authentication, click analytics, and XSS/NoSQL-injection protection. Deployed on Vercel with a custom domain.

• Blog Website — Production-ready Next.js 16 blog platform with MDX content, secure admin dashboard, ISR caching, dark/light theme, and WCAG-compliant accessibility.

• Library Management System v2 — Full-stack application with role-based access control, real-time SSE notifications, Redis caching, and fully Dockerized deployment (Node.js + React + PostgreSQL).

• KernelCanvas — Web-based Docker container management tool for visualizing containers and system state using React and Node.js.

• Campus Navigator — Flutter mobile application for indoor campus navigation with Google Maps, real-time location tracking, and route optimization.

• ParseLoom — Interactive educational tool for visualizing LL/LR parsing algorithms in compiler design.

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🌱 Open Source & Learning

• Active open-source contributor experienced with large codebases and collaborative workflows
• Documenting the backend development journey through a hands-on blog series
• Strong believer in learning by building and contributing

📫 Connect With Me:

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