Timeline
Built as a solo website project from 5/6/2023 to 27/6/2023.
Projects
Communication
ChatVia
A real-time chat website with authentication, messaging, notifications, Socket.IO communication, message pinning, theme customization, and multilingual support.
Next.jsTypeScriptMaterial UIRedux ToolkitExpress.jsMongoDBSocket.IO
Key Features
Realtime chat and presencePush notificationsMessage pinning and searchTheme customizationMultilingual support
Purpose
Problem: users need instant conversation feedback, message history, and basic personalization in one lightweight chat experience.
Solution
Socket.IO realtime communication, message pinning, theme customization, multilingual support, and global state management with Redux Toolkit.
Result
Delivered a fullstack chat demo with authentication, realtime events, persistent messages, notifications, search, and UI customization.
Engineering
Technical highlights
Low-latency realtime messaging with Socket.IO and event-driven architecture
Persistent message storage in MongoDB with efficient indexing for search
Theme customization and i18n support for multilingual global users
Approach
Techniques & patterns
WebSocket fallbacksMessage queueingIndexing for search
Screenshots
Product screens
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