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Real-Time Applications

Real-Time Chat Application

A realtime messaging platform with persistent chat history, authentication, presence tracking, and socket-based delivery.

Overview

A realtime messaging platform with persistent chat history, authentication, presence tracking, and socket-based delivery.

Key features

  • Bidirectional realtime messaging with Socket.io
  • User authentication and secure session management
  • Persistent chat history and message retrieval
  • Online/offline status and user discovery

What I owned

  • Led realtime architecture and socket integration
  • Built frontend state management around chat workflows
  • Designed backend routes for messaging and user APIs
  • Implemented UX patterns for responsive chat interactions