Hi, I'm Shivani. I'm a backend developer and a vagabond on the internet—always wandering, always building.
I've built tools born from curiosity and long nights — like ku-lang, an esoteric programming language. Right now, I'm learning Python.I've led workshops on backend development and deployment through Hack Club. I believe in making tech accessible, weird, and wildly empowering.
I love Studio Ghibli films, some anime, old literature, music loud enough to feel, food, mornings that find me awake, and basketball games at dusk.
I'm drawn to oratory and rhetoric with rhythm and fire.
In the end, it's all just warm sunlight.
ku-lang
A one-dimensional esoteric programming language.
building ku-lang taught me the process of designing syntax, implementing a parser, and creating an interpreter. It's one thing to use a language, but quite another to understand how it thinks.
beasty
A custom HTTP server written from scratch using raw TCP sockets.
building beasty taught me low-level networking, rate-limiting at multiple levels, gzip compression, and the art of connecting multiple backends. Some projects really wake you up in the morning to work on them all day!
Airly
A full-stack social media platform built with React, Node.js, and MongoDB.
Building Airly taught me how to design scalable APIs, implement real-time social features, and balance user experience with backend performance. My main focus in this project was to build a smooth and fast backend.
I haven't written anything here yet. But I've been living a lot. Words will follow.