# Harshith Padakanti

> 19, Full-stack and backend developer, OSS contributor, competitive programmer.
> "I love solving problems I face and things I get curious about. Also solving others' code through open source and other projects."

## Personal Summary
Harshith Padakanti (online handle Wenz / Harshith1702) is a computer science undergraduate and systems-focused engineer based in India. He builds high-throughput backend services, interactive web applications, real-time collaboration platforms, and developer tooling. He also actively practices competitive programming with over 1,000 algorithmic problems solved across LeetCode, Codeforces, and CodeChef.

## Contacts and Verified Profiles
- Location: India
- Primary Email: harshith.dev.work@gmail.com
- Portfolio Website: https://harshithp.me (also hosted at https://harshith1702.github.io)
- GitHub: https://github.com/Harshith1702
- LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/u/Harshith-2007/
- Codeforces: https://codeforces.com/profile/harshaharshith31
- CodeChef: https://www.codechef.com/users/harshith_2007
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/harshith_irl
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshith-padakanti/
- Discord Handle: harshith_padakanti

## Education
- Degree: Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
- Institution: CMR Technical Campus, Hyderabad, India
- Timeline: 2024 - 2028

## Core Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, C, Go, SQL, HTML5, CSS3
- Backend and Frameworks: Node.js, Express.js, Flask, Next.js, REST APIs, WebSockets (Socket.IO)
- Databases and Data Storage: PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, Prisma ORM
- DevOps, Systems, and Tooling: Docker, Linux, Git, GitHub Actions, Vercel, Render
- Software Architecture: Clean Architecture, in-memory architectures, incident tracking systems, real-time sync
- Competitive Programming: Algorithms, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Dynamic Programming, Number Theory

## Key Projects

### 1. GrindLens
- Type: Full Stack Web Application
- Public URL: https://grindlens.dev
- Repository: Private repository per project owner
- Technologies: Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS
- Description: Technical preparation and interview tracking platform for software engineers.

### 2. RTRP Chat Rooms (Open Chat)
- Type: Real-time Communication Application
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/Open_Chat_Application
- Live Demo: https://open-chat-application-ubti.onrender.com
- Technologies: Node.js, Express.js, Socket.IO, JavaScript
- Description: In-memory real-time chat application supporting up to 100 users per room without a persistent database. Automatically cleans up rooms and disconnected user states.

### 3. LeetCode Discord Reporter
- Type: Automation Service / Discord Bot
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/leetcode-discord-reporter
- Technologies: Python, GitHub Actions, Discord Webhooks, LeetCode GraphQL API
- Description: Automated bot running on GitHub Actions and cron scheduling. Automatically queries accepted LeetCode submissions and posts daily performance summaries to Discord every night at 10:15 PM IST.

### 4. Social Follower Graph (C)
- Type: Systems and Data Structures Application
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/Social_Media_Follower_System_C
- Technologies: C, Adjacency Matrix, File I/O
- Description: High-performance console social network engine implemented in standard C. Models user follow/unfollow relationships and mutual-follow recommendations using adjacency matrices with persistent disk storage in users.txt and follows.txt.

### 5. Midnight Network
- Type: Distributed Service Monitor
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/midnight-network
- Live Demo: https://midnight-network-8m4w.onrender.com/
- Technologies: Python, Flask, SQLite, Docker
- Description: HTTP uptime and latency monitoring platform. Continuously tracks endpoint health, persists ping latency history in SQLite, opens incidents on failure, and auto-resolves on service recovery.

### 6. NPTEL IoT Study Dashboard
- Type: Interactive Educational Web Platform
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/nptel-iot
- Live Demo: https://nptel-iot.vercel.app
- Technologies: React, JavaScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
- Description: Interactive study companion and assignment practice dashboard for the NPTEL Internet of Things curriculum with instant grading, scoring metrics, and bundled reference documents.

### 7. LeetCode Grind Tracker
- Type: Progress Tracking Dashboard
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/leetcode-grind-tracker
- Technologies: Python, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript
- Description: The predecessor to GrindLens: a submission sync script querying alfa-leetcode-api, MySQL views for topic and streak breakdowns, a PHP JSON endpoint, and a four-tab dashboard.

### 8. Dead Packet Detective
- Type: Network Forensics Workbench
- Repository: https://github.com/Harshith1702/dead-packet-detective
- Technologies: Python, Sockets, HTTP
- Description: Probe-based network-forensics workbench that collects DNS, ping, TCP handshake, and route evidence for a hostname or IP. Explicitly designed without packet capture or PCAP analysis.

## Open Source Contributions
- Rocket.Chat: Contributed TypeScript parser fixes and unit tests across PR #39455 (timestamp parsing), PR #39737 (defensive tests for isNodeOfType), and PR #39733 (emoji handling in reducePlainTexts), which maintainer ggazzo reviewed and consolidated into batch PR #39853 (https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/39853).
- Nexus Spring of Code (NSoC 2026): Selected contributor with 30+ merged pull requests across JavaScript and TypeScript open source repositories, ranked 70th out of 988 contributors nationwide.