Articles

Notes on web development, computer science, and building a small business, by Khushi Bansal, a Computer Science student at Chitkara University.

Balancing a CS degree, side projects, and a small business

5 min

How Khushi Bansal keeps a final-year computer science degree, two projects, and a jewellery brand moving at once.

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Adding a Java and Spring Boot backend to Nexa

5 min

Lessons from building Nexa, a campus management platform with a React frontend and a Java and Spring Boot backend, by Khushi Bansal of Chitkara University.

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My go-to patterns for building responsive UIs with React

5 min

A few habits that made Khushi Bansal's React interfaces cleaner, reused across AuraJobs and Nexa.

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Building AuraJobs: a React and SQL job portal from scratch

5 min

How Khushi Bansal built AuraJobs, a React.js job portal with authentication, resume uploads, and a SQL-backed application flow.

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SQL vs MongoDB: when I reach for each

5 min

Relational or document database? A student developer's practical rule of thumb, drawn from real project experience.

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Five data structures every CS student should actually understand

6 min

A practical take on the data structures that matter, from a Chitkara University computer science student who uses them in real projects.

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Object-oriented programming, the way I actually use it

5 min

Khushi Bansal on how OOP clicked once she stopped reading definitions and started building with classes and objects.

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What running a handmade jewellery brand taught me about business

6 min

Khushi Bansal on founding Elegant Threads & Beads and growing it from Rs 15K to Rs 1.5L, while studying computer science at Chitkara University.

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Git and GitHub for students: the workflow I wish I had learned earlier

4 min

Version control basics every student developer should know, from Chitkara University CS student Khushi Bansal.

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What organising a National Science Day event taught me about shipping

4 min

Coordinating a campus event and a software project have more in common than expected, says Chitkara University student Khushi Bansal.

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