About me

👋🏼 Hello there,

My name is Pankaj, and I am the author of Slashism. I created this learning hub to share what I know. The slash in the name relates to the slashes in HTML tags like </>. I am going to focus on practical programming, AI, architecture, and systems courses, tutorials, and how-to guides. I hope that you learn something useful today. I have been building web applications since 2012. I started my journey with PHP and mostly worked on Laravel. Over time, I gradually shifted fully towards the JS ecosystem. Nowadays, I primarily work with JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Golang, and AI - along with Postgres and Docker.

I am currently working as a Tech Architect in an IT company. I also enjoy working on my own personal side projects in my free time. I will share more about these side projects very soon.

My achievements

To be honest, I am a man with no great achievements so far. I have small victories that I hope to turn into major ones someday.

My focus areas for this year

I am currently focusing on the following things:

• Write articles consistently on my blogs
• Contribute to open source projects
• Work on my side project
• Regular Yoga and Meditation

A few things I am very passionate about

• Writing my thoughts out loud
• Sharing my knowledge
• Shaping different ideas to reality
• Making things easier by building something efficient
• Reading spiritual and self-help books

Games I enjoy +

Current favorites

• World War Z
• Crusader Kings 3
• Call of Duty: Mobile
• 7 Days to Die
• Insurgency: SandStorm
• Skyrim Anniversary Edition
• Grand Theft Auto V

Previously played

• Vampyr
• Counter-Strike
• Pubg
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Sleeping Dogs
• Middle Earth: Shadow of War
• The Witcher 3
• Dying Light

I have recently started playing COD-M (Call of Duty) on iPad. I am not a fan of mobile games, but COD-M is an exception.

How I got into web development

I always wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid, but everything changed once I got a computer in my last year of school. I fell in love with it, even though I was still distant from anything related to programming. This was during the time of dial-up internet connections with speeds of 5 Kbps or less.

I didn't get into web development until a particular incident changed everything. I was scammed by someone on a forum for a PHP script. It was a GPT (Get-Paid-To) script that I bought to start a website, despite having zero programming experience.

So I decided to learn and do it myself rather than rely on scammers. This decision changed the course of my life, and honestly, I don't regret it. I love what I do.

Fun facts about me

I rarely consume caffeine. I am mostly a sweet lemonade and sweet yogurt lover.

I am not a fan of Cricket. Believe me, almost every single Indian you meet will love this game. It's the most loved sport in India, and people are crazy about it here. But not me. So please don't hate me for this.