https://alishan.dev Software engineering student and developer based in Islamabad. I focus on system architecture, backend data processing, and AI research to build scalable, enterprise-ready platforms. https://alishan.dev/blog/forcing-myself-to-stop-vibecoding A manifesto for a slow, deliberate, and painful journey into systems engineering. No AI code, no shortcuts, just me and the race conditions. 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z https://alishan.dev/blog/good-data-reveal Announcing GoodData, my Final Year Project. Moving beyond basic page views to build an analytics engine that understands user intent and behavior. 2026-01-10T00:00:00.000Z https://alishan.dev/blog/4-hour-oxml-editor-challenge How I built a surgical OXML editor in Python under a 4 hour deadline for a technical interview, without falling into the trap of writing a raw XML parser. 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z https://alishan.dev/blog/search-for-a-real-fyp Reflections from a final-year software engineering student on the search for a meaningful, technically challenging FYP that goes beyond another management system. 2025-10-05T00:00:00.000Z https://alishan.dev/blog/the-story-of-ytct-com Reflecting on ytct.com, a passion project that grew to 22,000 users before shutting down, and the lessons learned from building something people loved. 2024-12-31T00:00:00.000Z