About Me

I'm Shivam Karn, a student and self-taught MERN stack developer with a strong interest in backend development and system-level understanding. I work mostly with JavaScript, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, React, and Vite for building web apps.

I've practiced real-world data structure problems like linked lists, stacks, and queues in JavaScript to improve my logic and performance. I've also explored C++ OOP concepts such as abstraction, polymorphism, and virtual functions with short, practical examples.

On the backend, I use Node.js with Express.js, where I focus on building structured routes, clean controllers, and safe API handling. I know how to validate inputs using libraries like Zod or native destructuring, and I understand how authentication, middleware, and async error handling work.

For version control, I use Git and GitHub, including branch workflows for team collaboration. I've hosted projects on Vercel and linked them with custom domains. I also have basic experience with Linux systems like Mint and Arch, terminal usage, and performance tuning.

I'm currently learning Neovim to improve coding speed and plan to master Vim motions for productivity. I'm also improving my typing speed toward a goal of 100+ WPM.

I like creating interactive portfolio designs — for example, terminal-style popups that respond to commands like whoami or shivamkarn. I focus on both functionality and small creative details that make user interaction fun.