πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Farhan Hasin Chowdhury

Backend Engineer & Technical Educator

Building scalable systems and teaching millions of developers worldwide. Staff at freeCodeCamp, Lead Backend Engineer at Repocket, and author of handbooks read by 500K+ developers.

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πŸ’Ό Engineering

Building Scalable Systems

  • πŸš€ Software Engineer at freeCodeCamp - shaping education for millions
  • πŸ—οΈ Built multi-tenant SaaS platforms serving millions
  • ☁️ Expert in microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
  • πŸ€– Integrating AI/LLMs into production systems

✍️ Writing

Teaching Through Content

  • πŸ“š 5 comprehensive handbooks (Docker, Kubernetes, Python...)
  • πŸŽ₯ 3 sponsored video courses (MongoDB, Replit, Neo4j)
  • πŸ“ Technical articles on popular platforms
  • 🌍 Content read by 500K+ developers globally
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πŸ“š Reading

Beyond the Code

When I'm not building systems, I'm exploring stories. Currently reading:

Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Ghost Stories
by Lafcadio Hearn
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
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πŸ“ Latest Articles

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PostgreSQL vs. MongoDB for Laravel: Choosing the Right Database

Laravel News β€’ November 24th, 2025

A comprehensive comparison between PostgreSQL and MongoDB for Laravel applications, exploring data models, query languages, relationships, transactions, performance, and real-world use cases to help developers choose the right database.

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Querying Data in MongoDB With Laravel: From Basics to Advanced Techniques

Laravel News β€’ October 9th, 2025

A complete guide to querying MongoDB with Laravel, covering setup, CRUD operations, advanced filtering, aggregation pipelines, indexing strategies, and testing techniques for building scalable applications.

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