👋 My Journey & Tech Stack as a Full Stack Software Engineer

Hardev Singh — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:54:48 +0000

Hello everyone!
My name is Hardev Singh, a Full Stack Software Engineer based in India.

Whether you are a fellow developer, tech enthusiast, or potential collaborator, welcome!
I recently recorded a quick video introduction over on YouTube, which you can watch below:

🎥 Watch the full video introduction here: My Introduction as a Full Stack Software Engineer

Below is an overview of my educational background, core tech stack, and experience building end-to-end SaaS applications.

🎓 Background & Education

My formal education in computer science includes:

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

These foundations gave me a solid grasp of software architecture, algorithms, and database design, allowing me to build robust, scalable applications from scratch.

💻 Core Programming Languages
Over the years, I have worked across diverse development environments, focusing primarily on:

PHP — Robust backend logic and rapid API development
JavaScript — Dynamic frontend interfaces and full-stack interactivity
Python — Automation, scripting, and backend web services
SQL — Complex database schemas, queries, and performance optimization

🛠️ Frameworks & Architecture
When building modern full-stack web applications or RESTful APIs, I choose frameworks that balance developer speed and runtime reliability:

Backend

Laravel (Primary Expertise): My go-to framework for crafting clean, maintainable MVC applications, robust APIs, and scalable architectures.
Yii & CodeIgniter: Solid experience building and maintaining legacy or lightweight PHP applications.
Django: Utilized for Python-driven backends and secure, rapid API creation.

Frontend

Alpine.js: Lightweight reactivity when a full framework isn't required.
React & Vue.js: My go-to tools for single-page applications (SPAs), reactive components, and state management.
jQuery: For legacy applications or websites

🔌 Third-Party Integrations & SaaS Engineering
A large part of modern SaaS engineering involves connecting disjointed services seamlessly. I have extensive experience integrating third-party tools into custom SaaS products, including:

Stripe — Secure payment gateways, subscriptions, and webhooks
Slack — Custom webhooks and internal notification workflows
Twilio — Automated SMS and WhatsApp messaging channels
Infobip — Multi-channel messaging (including Viber integrations)
SendGrid — Transactional emails and targeted automated campaigns

🤝 Let's Connect & Build
I love taking ambitious ideas and turning them into scalable web applications. If you're building a SaaS platform, need help architecting an API, or simply want to chat tech:

Drop a comment below or on my YouTube Channel.
Feel free to reach out to collaborate on exciting projects!
Checkout my online portfolio: fullstackhardev.com

How to add new Node version to Laragon

Hardev Singh — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 21:31:32 +0000

It is very easy and straight-forward to add new node version into your Laragon.
In this blog, I’m currently having Node 16.13.1 installed & we will be installing latest Node 20 version, let’s do it together.

Steps to add new or any Node version are following:

Lets download the node binary you want to install from Node’s official website. (Direct download link for latest version 20)
For older versions, you can find your specific version here.
Extract the downloaded file.
Move the extracted folder into C:\laragon\bin\nodejs. You folder structure should look like below:
Now you can right click on Laragon app icon from task bar, then you can choose your new Node version.
After choosing newer version, open Laragon app by doing single click on Laragon icon from taskbar.
Now click on Stop, then click on Start All to initate Laragon with our new NodeJs version.
Now to verify, open Terminal or Cmder from Laragon app & enter the below command

node -v

Here you will see your new node version like below:

I hope this process is very simple and straight forward for everyone, if anyone is having any problem, you can comment on this post and I will help you upgrade your Node version.

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Thanks for reading this post.

Hardev Singh
Full Stack Developer
https://fullstackhardev.com

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