I'm a software engineering student from Bandar Abbas, Iran, currently juggling my studies with running my own retail business (Nakhlgerd) — and trying to carve out a path into web development and cybersecurity along the way.
A bit about my background
I've been doing front-end development for 3+ years now — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, that whole stack. Alongside that, I've always had a strong interest in C/C++ and, more recently, network security. My latest side project was building a file encryption/decryption tool in C++ using AES-256-GCM via OpenSSL, which pushed me to really understand how encryption works under the hood instead of just using a library as a black box.
I'm also not new to building things from scratch — I grew a social media page from 200 followers to over 100K, which taught me a lot about consistency, content strategy, and what actually gets people to pay attention.
What I'm working on right now
Building out a small roadmap of cybersecurity projects (port scanner → packet sniffer → ARP spoofing detector → mini firewall → IDS with a React dashboard)
Strengthening my web development skills through freeCodeCamp and personal projects
Learning networking fundamentals (Network+ aligned material via Cisco Networking Academy)
Growing Nakhlgerd's online presence from zero
What I'm hoping to find here
I'd love to connect with other devs — especially anyone into security, front-end dev, or anyone else juggling a business + coding + learning at the same time (send help
). I'll be sharing what I learn as I go, starting with some of my cybersecurity project builds.
If you're working on something similar or just want to say hi, drop a comment below!
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