What I learned shipping to prod in my first SWE internship.
A blog I wish I read before touching a production codebase.
Cuts
Trying to automate (part of) my video editing workflow.
- Python
- TypeScript
- FFmpeg
- Docker
- ML Infrastructure
Software · Systems · Writing
Hi, I'm Faisal Alsayyari.
Software engineer, YouTuber, and CS junior @ Purdue.
Projects
Things I’ve built and am building
Thoughts
A canvas-based chatbot platform where conversations live on an infinite, spatial canvas instead of a linear chat log.
- TypeScript
- React
- Node.js
- Vercel
Lock-in
Encrypted text, photo, and video storage & sharing. Worked in a team of 4 for Purdue's CS 307 class.
- TypeScript
- React
- Node.js
- Supabase
- Redis
Coursework
Relevant classes
Hover a course to see its semester.
- Java Programming— CS 180, Fall 2024, Completed
- C Programming— CS 240, Spring 2025, Completed
- Computer Architecture— CS 250, Fall 2025, Completed
- Data Structures & Algorithms— CS 251, Fall 2025, Completed
- Systems Programming— CS 252, Spring 2026, Completed
- Software Engineering I— CS 307, Spring 2026, Completed
- Operating Systems— CS 354, Fall 2026, In progress
- Computer Networks— CS 422, Fall 2026, In progress
- Compilers— CS 352, Spring 2027, Upcoming
- Embedded Systems— CS 490, Spring 2027, Upcoming
- Cryptography— CS 355, Fall 2027, Upcoming
- Computer Security— CS 426, Fall 2027, Upcoming
Writing