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Vinit Shahdeo is a Software Engineer and a GitHub Star from Bangalore, India who currently works at Postman. He adores JavaScript and writes about his open-source way of life.

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Digital Footprint for Software Engineers: Why I Wrote This Book

Most software engineers believe their work will eventually speak for itself. Write clean code.Ship reliable systems.Solve complex problems. And yet, in today’s internet-first world, great engineering work often goes unnoticed. That gap—between skill ...

My First Novoversary: Celebrating one year of building neobanking solutions at Novo

It's amazing how quickly a year has passed since I began my journey at Novo. Time seriously flies when you're having fun (and learning a ton)! Looking back, I feel so grateful and proud of how much I've grown, both in my career and personally, over t...

Create a Stellar Developer Portfolio with Astro and Tailwind CSS

Creating a personal website has never been easier! With countless no-code solutions and customizable frameworks, building your online presence is a breeze. Gone are the days when Wix was the only option. Now, we have incredible tools like Astro that ...

Saying Goodbye to Postman: A Journey of Growth, Innovation, and Friendship

As I sit down to pen this blog post, I find myself overwhelmed with emotions, reflecting on the incredible journey I've had at Postman. Aug 18, 2023, marks the end of an era for me as I bid farewell to my first employer, a place that has been more th...

My friend's LinkedIn account was hacked; are you vulnerable too? 🔐

In today's interconnected world, online security plays a crucial role in safeguarding our personal and professional lives. Today, I want to share a personal story about my friend Sharmishtha, whom I've known since high school and consider part of my ...

Peerlist: Empowering Professionals Globally and Redefining Networking

Are you tired of scrolling through countless job boards and professional networking platforms, hoping to find meaningful connections and opportunities to propel your career forward? Look no further because Peerlist is here to revolutionize the way pr...

10 Postman Must-Try Features You Might Not Know About

Today, what began as Abhinav's side project has evolved into a fully-fledged API development platform. However, many people tend to use Postman in a basic way, merely as a REST API client. As for me, I have been working with Postman since December 20...

Auto-GPT: The Trending GPT-4 Autopilot on GitHub

Auto-GPT is an experimental application that has been generating a lot of buzz in the tech world for the last couple of days. Recently gaining immense popularity, Auto-GPT is the brainchild of Torantulino, with its GitHub repository located at Torant...

Unleashing the Power of Open APIs: How OpenAPI Web Search Can Help?

Hello Community! Postman has returned to GSoC as a mentoring org, and — given the project gets selected — I will be mentoring the OpenAPI Web Search (OAWS) project that makes finding Swagger & OpenAPI definitions easier and faster! In this blog post,...

How did they become GitHub Stars - Discover their journey in their own words

Hello Community! I am again elated to share that I had the privilege of being recognized as a GitHub Star for the second time in a row. Being a GitHub Star is a wholesome journey from just creating an account on GitHub to getting selected as a GitHu...

Mentorship, mock interviews & giving back to the community!

2021, a year that changed our lives in multiple unimaginable ways. With the pandemic making us strive hard to survive, we all still witnessed the wonders of technology including the major transition from Spider-Verse to the Metaverse. The virus' pang...

Muddle through Hacktoberfest 2021 like a Pro 🎉

Hacktoberfest is a well-known technical festival that encourages new open-source contributions. So what occasion can be more auspicious to kick-start your open source journey and get started with contributing to projects that can impact thousands or ...

A curated list of beginner-friendly issues for Hacktoberfest 2021

Hi there! 👋 Tomorrow is September 1st, which means that Preptember has arrived, and Hacktoberfest is just around the corner! In preparation for October, the entire month of September is dedicated to learning and hunting for the repositories. Here I ...

10 lessons I've learned as a Software Engineer at Postman

Dec 16, 2018 - the day I joined Postman as an intern! I've come a long way since then, both professionally and personally. Building Interceptor for Postman Native Apps was a stepping stone in my career as it was my first full-fledged software project...

I tried GitHub Copilot (and you should, too!) 🤖 🚀

Hello Dev Community 👋 Today, I kicked off my day with an invitation to start testing GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer! Copilot, like GPT-3, is a game-changer in software development. It's fascinating to see AI being used in coding. After a day ...

Four years late, but I have (finally) started my blog.

Hello & welcome to my blog! 🙏 I've started my blog (finally) today! I'll talk about JavaScript, open-source and everything in between. After several delays and a variety of reasons, I can finally start writing blogs on my personal domain. I previous...

Coder’s Way Of Wishing Happy Birthday 🎁

99.9% of people just say “Happy Birthday” to each other over social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter with the same 14 predictable letters. Why not say it with code? If you’re a developer you already understand it! 01001000 01100001 01110000...

Milepost: From a GitHub User to a GitHub Star

Hello World, I'm writing with a blissful bright smile that I have been recognized by GitHub as a GitHub Star. For those of you who got caught up in the jargon, the honour of becoming a part of the GitHub Stars Hall of Fame is not any less than gettin...

How to get GitHub Stars Contributions

Last year, GitHub launched the GitHub Stars program to thank GitHub’s most influential developers who have gone above and beyond in helping others in the community – not only by maintaining repositories but by helping educate, inspire and influence o...