— Swarnava Saha · Technology Enthusiast & Independent Researcher

Building at
the intersection of
curiosity &
craftsmanship.

I'm Swarnava Saha — a self-driven technology explorer focused on software engineering, AI, and the modern web. I design, build, and collaborate on projects that turn ideas into working products, and I share what I learn along the way.

Open to work Swarnava Saha — developer at his workstation // code · build · innovate
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Self-Taught

A builder and lifelong learner, driven by curiosity.

I'm passionate about software engineering, artificial intelligence, and the modern web. I focus on building real projects, exploring new tools, and understanding how technology solves genuine problems — always keeping my work honest, credible, and grounded in continuous learning. Open source shaped how I think: I contribute where I can and believe knowledge shared compounds faster than knowledge kept.

What I'm working on right now.

Building — React playground

Rebuilding small UI patterns from scratch to understand hooks, state, and composition deeply.

Reading — Efficient inference

Following how small language models get faster: distillation, quantization, and local-first AI.

Exploring — Python automation

Wiring together tiny scripts and REST APIs to remove the boring parts of my workflow.

Six neighbourhoods of the field I keep returning to.

Artificial Intelligence

Studying how language models reason, planning agents work, and where inference costs bend the design of software.

Web Technologies

From semantic HTML to progressive enhancement — the web is my favourite runtime.

Systems & CS

Data structures, algorithms and the pleasingly unglamorous fundamentals that make everything else possible.

Automation

Small scripts, big leverage. I automate anything I do twice.

Open Source

Contributing where I can, reading source for the pattern more than the prize.

Cloud & Infra

Currently learning containers, deploys, and how to keep things quietly running at 3AM.

Small things I built
to learn something bigger.

Signal — Knowledge Weaver

A quiet notebook that connects ideas into a living graph. Built by hand, no framework.

Terminal Almanac

A tiny command-line companion I use to fetch data, summarise reading, and time focus blocks.

This Portfolio

The site you're reading. A study in motion, restraint and typography.

Sixteen tools I know
by their first name.

Foundation
HTML5
Foundation
CSS3
Language
JavaScript
Language
Python
Learning
React
Learning
Node.js
Learning
SQL
Learning
Cloud
Craft
Git
Craft
GitHub
Craft
VS Code
Protocol
REST APIs
Design
Figma
Design
Canva
Field
AI / ML
Community
Open Source

Open to building things that move people forward.

Available for select collaborations — freelance web work, open-source, and helping newer developers find their footing.

Web Builds

Clean, fast, responsive websites and landing pages — hand-built with modern HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

Design → Code

Turning Figma sketches into pixel-honest, accessible interfaces with real attention to motion and type.

Open-Source Collaboration

Pair on repos, fix issues, write docs, ship features — learning inside real codebases.

Learn Together

Code reviews, roadmaps, and honest guidance for fellow beginners. I learn out loud.

The shelf I'd hand to my past self.

Always-free resources that shaped how I learn. Take what helps — that's the whole point.

Web Dev Roadmap ↗

A no-fluff path from HTML to your first deployed app.

MDN Web Docs ↗

The reference I open every single day.

freeCodeCamp ↗

Free, structured, project-based learning.

Python for Everybody ↗

The gentlest on-ramp into Python.

Good First Issues ↗

Start contributing to open source.

Refactoring UI ↗

Design tips that make self-taught work look intentional.

Let's build something worthwhile.

Open to freelance web work, open-source collaboration, and thoughtful conversations. The fastest way to reach me is email — I read and reply to every message personally.