# Divyanshu Lohani > Fullstack Developer & Software Engineer > Website: https://divyanshulohani.xyz ## About Divyanshu Lohani is a freelance web developer and software engineer with extensive experience in both frontend and backend technologies. He specializes in building custom web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, Django, Node.js, and modern databases. ## Quick Links - [Portfolio](https://divyanshulohani.xyz) - [Blog Posts](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs) - [RSS Feed](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/rss.xml) - [Sitemap](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/sitemap.xml) - [GitHub](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyanshulohani/) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/DivyanshuLohani) ## Projects - **Midnight Capital - Monopoly style board game**: A monopoly style board game with some unique features and a twist. [Live](https://midnightcapital.divyanshulohani.xyz/) - **Nexus - Link in Bio**: A link in bio type app inspired by LinkTree. [Live](https://nexus.divyanshulohani.xyz/) [Source](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani/nexus) - **Sync Draw Guess - Doodle Guessing Game**: A realtime multiplayer doodle guessing game. [Live](https://guessdoodle.com) [Source](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani/SyncDrawGuess) - **Grocery Dilevery App**: A grocery delivery app built with React Native, Django, and Python. It allows users to browse products, add items to their cart, and place orders for delivery. Handles delivery with auto rider management. [Live](https://x.com/i/status/1872324261920346577) [Source](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani/GroceryDeliveryApp) - **Classroom To Cloud - LMS Platform with Video Streaming**: An app for coaching businesses to take their coaching to online classes. [Live](https://x.com/DivyanshuLohani/status/1839622747288203433) [Source](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani/ClassToCloud) - **FinFlow - Expense Tracker**: An expense tracker app that helps users track expenses and generate CSV reports for the month. [Live](https://finflow.divyanshulohani.xyz) [Source](https://github.com/DivyanshuLohani/FinFlow) ## Blog Posts - [How Building My Own Linktree Clone Led Me to a CSS Injection Discovery](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/how-building-my-own-linktree-clone-led-me-to-a-css-injection-discovery-1g8p) (2026-06-15) - Background While building Nexus, my own link-in-bio platform, I implemented a feature that allowed... - [The Hidden Cost of AI Agents: Tracing Tokens, Tool Calls, and Retries in TypeScript](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-agents-tracing-tokens-tool-calls-and-retries-in-typescript-42k5) (2026-06-03) - AI agents do not become expensive all at once. They become expensive one small decision at a... - [System Design Is Overrated (When You're a Beginner)](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/system-design-is-overrated-when-youre-a-beginner-345p) (2026-04-25) - Why obsessing over architecture before you've built anything is quietly killing your growth as a... - [My 2025](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/my-2025-ljj) (2026-01-01) - 2024 was about proving things to myself that I could build, learn fast, and keep shipping projects.... - [The Compromise of a Production VPS](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/the-compromise-of-a-production-vps-4065) (2025-12-10) - Security incidents often arrive quietly, without alarm bells or dramatic warnings. They sneak into... - [When Hacktoberfest Became README-fest - I did this](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/when-hacktoberfest-became-readme-fest-i-did-this-4kk2) (2025-10-08) - The October of Open Source 🎃 October is a magical month for developers. While most people... - [Implementing Real-Time Chat with SSE vs WebSockets (and Why I Chose One)](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/implementing-real-time-chat-with-sse-vs-websockets-and-why-i-chose-one-2mn2) (2025-09-15) - Every developer building a chat app eventually stumbles into the same rabbit hole: Do I use... - [How Shipping Code in a Rush Can Cause Uncalculated Losses](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/how-shipping-code-in-a-rush-can-cause-uncalculated-losses-3bg8) (2025-09-09) - There’s a golden rule in software development—something every junior developer learns within their... - [Why MVP Mindset Saves Projects (And How I Apply It)](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/why-mvp-mindset-saves-projects-and-how-i-apply-it-5ei4) (2025-08-12) - The Project Graveyard in My Github I have a lot of unfinished projects in my GitHub.... - [From Web to Mobile: Building PWAs with Next.js & Bubblewrap](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/from-web-to-mobile-building-pwas-with-nextjs-bubblewrap-337b) (2025-06-17) - The Realization That Hit Me Like a Truck So there I was, scrolling through my phone, and I... - [Building Your Online Dev Identity (Before It's Too Late)](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/building-your-online-dev-identity-before-its-too-late-3015) (2025-06-09) - In 2025, Your Resume is Your Feed The best job offer you can get today isn't from a fancy... - [Payment Gateway Chaos: How I Converted Multiple Providers into One](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/payment-gateway-chaos-how-i-converted-multiple-providers-into-one-25bd) (2025-05-25) - Picture this: You're building an app, everything's going smooth, and then your client drops the bomb... - [My Experience with TurboRepo & Monorepos: From Chaos to Sanity](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/my-experience-with-turborepo-monorepos-from-chaos-to-sanity-1h0f) (2025-04-20) - A Dev Setup That Started Like Everyone Else’s If you’ve ever worked on a full-stack... - [How I Built My Own CI/CD Pipeline for a Small Project (Because GitHub Said “No”)](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/how-i-built-my-own-cicd-pipeline-for-a-small-project-because-github-said-no-2g2l) (2025-04-01) - Why I Ditched GitHub Actions So long story short no one wants to make systems of their own... - [The Vibe Coder: Non-Technical Developers and Mirage of AI](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/the-vibe-coder-non-technical-developers-and-mirage-of-ai-5h0o) (2025-03-30) - The Rise of "Vibe Coding" So, "vibe coding" has been making waves recently, all thanks to... - [When Not to Use AI: A Developer’s Perspective](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/when-not-to-use-ai-a-developers-perspective-4l60) (2025-03-25) - The AI Temptation In 2025, AI is everywhere. From ChatGPT and Gemini to DeepSeek, it feels... - [Google Ads and React 101: A Beginner’s Guide](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/google-ads-and-react-101-a-beginners-guide-1aci) (2025-03-18) - The "How Hard Can It Be?" Moment So you’ve built a beautiful React project, and now... - [The Unexpected Rise of SyncDrawGuess: A Skribbl Clone I Barely Finished](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/the-unexpected-rise-of-syncdrawguess-a-skribbl-clone-i-barely-finished-489l) (2025-03-05) - The Unremarkable Beginning When I started working on my Skribbl.io clone, SyncDrawGuess, I... - [Next.js Starter Template with Authentication](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/nextjs-starter-template-with-authentication-41n8) (2025-02-11) - Introduction After completing Fin Flow, I was doing fine, but I realized I needed a To-Do... - [From Side Project to Product: The Side Project Obsession](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/from-side-project-to-product-the-side-project-obsession-31ii) (2025-02-07) - Introduction As my regular readers know, this is not what I was supposed to publish today.... - [Going live on localhost with NGINX and RTMP module](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/going-live-on-localhost-with-nginx-and-rtmp-module-a43) (2025-01-30) - After a break from Class To Cloud, I've repicked the project to add more features that I intended for... - [10-Minute Grocery Delivery App: Challenges, Tech Stack, and Key Decisions](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/10-minute-grocery-delivery-app-challenges-tech-stack-and-key-decisions-3ch1) (2025-01-20) - Apps like Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, and others have seen tremendous growth in recent years.... - [Choosing Redis Caching Over Kafka for a Grocery Delivery App](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/choosing-redis-caching-over-kafka-for-a-grocery-delivery-app-272g) (2025-01-06) - Why Consider Kafka for the App? As a Django developer, my experience primarily lies in... - [2024: A Year in Review](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/2024-a-year-in-review-4bj6) (2025-01-01) - As 2024 has come to an end, I find myself reflecting on a year packed with learning, growth,... - [Scraping Data with DevTools and HAR Files](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/scraping-data-with-devtools-and-har-files-47m1) (2024-12-27) - Data scraping is a game-changer for anyone looking to extract meaningful information from websites.... - [My Journey into Open Source: First Contributions and Lessons Learned](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/my-journey-into-open-source-first-contributions-and-lessons-learned-4p52) (2024-10-26) - Are you familiar with open-source software? It's free to use, with its code out in the open for... - [Building Class To Cloud: Solving a Real Problem for Coaching Institutes](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/building-class-to-cloud-solving-a-real-problem-for-coaching-institutes-oim) (2024-09-27) - The Problem I’ve always been intrigued by the intersection of technology and education.... - [My First Hackathon Experience: PeddieHacks 2024](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/my-first-hackathon-experience-peddiehacks-2024-2j41) (2024-08-31) - Hey everyone! I recently participated in my first-ever hackathon, and it was a wild 48 hours full of... - [Building a Skribbl.io Clone: From Concept to Completion](https://divyanshulohani.xyz/blogs/building-a-skribblio-clone-from-concept-to-completion-1on4) (2024-08-12) - Creating a real-time multiplayer game like Skribbl.io is an exciting challenge that combines various... ## Technical Skills & Stack - **Frontend**: React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion - **Backend**: Python, Django, Node.js, Express, Socket.io, WebSockets - **Databases & Infrastructure**: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Bun, Docker, Vercel