🔐 From Full Stack Dev to Security Researcher: My Journey & What I Learned By Mashudul Hoque (@devmashud)

Mashudul Hoque — Thu, 29 May 2025 11:46:54 +0000

Hello Dev Community! 👋
I’m Mashudul Hoque, a passionate Full Stack Developer and Security Researcher from Bangladesh. This is my first post on dev.to, and I wanted to share how I combined full stack development with ethical hacking to create more secure and scalable apps.

💻 How It Started
I began with front-end development, mainly focusing on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. Over time, I learned back-end technologies like Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, and became a MERN stack developer.

But I realized something was missing — Security. No matter how great your UI/UX is, if your app isn’t secure, it’s at risk.

🔍 Enter Web Security & Bug Bounties
I started studying OWASP Top 10, and exploring bug bounty platforms. Soon, I was finding real vulnerabilities like:

✅ XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

✅ IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

✅ Broken Authentication

These helped me look at my dev projects from a hacker’s perspective — and it changed how I code forever.

🧠 What You’ll Learn From My Posts
In this blog, I’ll share:

MERN Stack Tutorials

Real-world Security Tips

Bug Bounty Writeups

Developer Productivity Hacks

My Coding & Hacking Journey

📌 Follow Me:
I go by @devmashud across platforms. Let’s connect:

GitHub

Twitter

YouTube

💬 Final Words
Whether you’re a beginner developer or someone curious about cybersecurity, this blog is for you. Let's grow together — code smarter, and build safer.

Thanks for reading!
– Mashudul Hoque

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🔐 From Full Stack Dev to Security Researcher: My Journey & What I Learned By Mashudul Hoque (@devmashud)