About
Gaurav Builds

Gaurav Builds is a clean, fast website where you can browse my projects, read engineering write-ups, and see how I design features end-to-end.

• Projects: what I built, why I built it, and what I learned
• Blogs: deeper technical explanations and decisions
• Interactive elements: likes/comments to measure clarity and usefulness

I built this platform to document my work like an engineer—not just screenshots. Each feature is designed with real-world constraints in mind: performance, reliability, security, and clean UX.

The goal is simple: anyone should be able to open a project and quickly understand the problem, the approach, the trade-offs, and the outcome.

• Next.js App Router with React Server Components for fast server rendering
• TypeScript for safer changes as the codebase grows
• Edge-friendly caching (Upstash Redis) for quick reads and reduced origin load
• Modern CSS with design tokens (CSS variables) for consistent UI

• Performance first: keep pages light, avoid unnecessary client code
• Security: protected admin routes, safe defaults, and least-privilege mindset
• Observability: build with metrics and feedback loops (views/likes/comments)
• Maintainability: reusable components, consistent UI rules, predictable routing