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I Built a Lightweight Web App That Replaces Dozens of Online Calculators

b-meet — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:40:25 +0000

As developers, we constantly need small utilities. Percentage checks, unit conversions, quick finance math, and sanity checks that are too small to justify writing a script for, but too frequent to ignore.

I kept running into the same problem. Every calculator site was either overloaded with ads, old, out-date, slow, or focused on only one niche. So I decided to build something simpler and modern looking.

That idea became CalcSuite.
👉 https://calcsuite.in/

The Problem With Most Online Calculator Websites

If you search for any calculator online, you will notice a pattern:

Bloated pages with aggressive ads
Poor mobile experience
Single-purpose tools scattered across many sites
Unnecessary logins or paywalls
Old out dated UI/UX

For developers and technical users, this breaks flow. You want answers quickly, not a page fighting for attention.

What Is CalcSuite?

CalcSuite (https://calcsuite.in) is a lightweight web app that brings multiple commonly used calculators into one clean interface.

The focus was on:

Speed
Simplicity
Zero friction
Modern UI/UX

No signups. No tracking-heavy scripts. Just calculators that load fast and do their job.

Design and Performance Decisions

A few core principles guided the build:

Minimal UI
The interface avoids unnecessary elements. Each calculator focuses on inputs and outputs only.
Fast Load Times
Pages are lightweight and optimized for quick rendering, even on slow networks.
Mobile First
Many devs and students use tools on mobile. CalcSuite works smoothly across screen sizes

SEO Without Being Spammy

CalcSuite is designed around real search intent:

People searching for specific calculators
Users who want instant answers
Repeat visitors who bookmark tools

Instead of keyword stuffing, each calculator solves a specific problem cleanly. Over time, this approach compounds.

You can explore the growing calculator set here:
👉 https://calcsuite.in

What’s Next for CalcSuite

The roadmap is intentionally simple:

Add more practical calculators
Improve UX based on usage patterns
Keep the platform free and accessible

Long term, this kind of utility project can scale in multiple directions without losing its core value.

Final Thoughts

Not every project needs to be a massive SaaS platform. Sometimes, small focused tools provide the most value.

CalcSuite is one of those projects.

If you want a fast, no-nonsense calculator hub, check it out:
🔗 https://calcsuite.in

Feedback from fellow developers is always welcome.

Reasons you might not know why there are two, a local and a session storage.

b-meet — Sun, 26 May 2024 10:17:46 +0000

As a web developer, I wondered why there are two storages in browsers a session and a local storage. On searching about it I got that the only difference is about how long the data stays. I said okayyy...! After that, I never bothered about this thing again.

While working with a huge client I found some challenges/errors which were solved when I transferred some data from session storage to local storage.

I thought to take a deeper dive into this thing! So here I am sharing the exact details that answer the question of why we have local and session storage.

Defination wise:

Local and session storage are both part of the Web Storage API, which allows websites to store data on the client side within the user's browser.

If you, my friend are a developer then this definition should be enough for you! (for the similarities, not the differences 😅)

Below are the indeed required details:

Persistence Duration

Local Storage: Data stored in local storage has no expiration time. It remains available even after the browser is closed and reopened, providing a way to persist data across sessions. This is useful for data that needs to be kept between visits to the website, such as user preferences, settings, or state information.

Session Storage: Data stored in session storage is only available for the duration of the page session. It is cleared when the page session ends, which typically happens when the browser tab or window is closed. This is ideal for temporary data that should only be available during a single session, such as form inputs or state information specific to that session.

Scope (That's where I was stuck)

Local Storage: Accessible by all tabs and windows that share the same origin (same protocol, host, and port). This means if a user opens multiple tabs on the same site, they can all access the same local storage data.

Session Storage: Isolated to the tab or window where it was created. Different tabs or windows do not share session storage, even if they are on the same site. This ensures that data is isolated per session, preventing potential conflicts or data leakage between tabs.

Use Cases

Local Storage: Storing user preferences and settings. Caching data can improve performance by avoiding repeated network requests.
Persisting user state or information across sessions.

Session Storage: Temporary storage for data during a single session, such as form data that hasn't been submitted yet. Information that should be cleared when the user closes the tab, like temporary state information that is session-specific.

Security Considerations

Local Storage: Since data persists indefinitely, it can be a target for attackers if sensitive information is stored without proper security measures. It is essential to avoid storing sensitive data like passwords or personal information in local storage.

Session Storage: Data has a shorter lifespan, reducing the risk window for potential exploitation. However, it still should not be used for highly sensitive information without proper security measures.

That's all!!

This is all the stuff that I could find out. If you have any other thing in mind which I missed just go to comments and mention about the same!

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How NOT to stay an only developer person

b-meet — Thu, 09 May 2024 07:04:29 +0000

What things matter

This section of the blog is basically for all the shit show that you have been hearing for a long time and may have got bored of reading this. I have to write these things as not all people might have read about this (not every fresher has experience 😂)

See to be a good "better" developer several factors are coming your way and you need to work on those here is a list of them:

Continuous Learning:
These days, technology is constantly evolving, so staying updated with new tools, languages, and best practices is crucial. Engage in ongoing learning through courses, workshops, and online resources.
Problem-Solving Skills:
Enhance your ability to analyze issues, break them down into smaller tasks, and develop effective solutions after all programming is fundamentally about solving problems.
Practice:
Practice makes anyone perfect, Work on personal projects, contribute to open-source, and participate in coding challenges to refine your skills and gain practical experience.
Code Quality and Maintainability:
Not really very necessary if you are a selfish developer (LOL 😂) Try to keep the code clean, readable, and maintainable. Follow coding standards, use appropriate design patterns, and refactor code regularly to improve its quality.
Adaptability:
Technology changes rapidly. Being adaptable and open to learning new tools and languages ensures you can adapt to new challenges and opportunities.
Teamwork and Collaboration:
If you don't know the importance of teamwork and collaboration, are you even a programmer?
Collaboration often leads to better outcomes. Learn to work effectively in teams, share knowledge, and leverage collective expertise to solve problems.

What thing actually matters

As a developer, most of the people are either nerds or less social and we agree on it, but if you keep the same attitude for your whole life you might end up being only a developer and nothing more.

The most important thing that I feel is to be able to communicate, connect, and socialize not so professionally that it feels like you are talking to an AI bot. The conversation should have the power to grab the attention when speaking in a group.

You should try doing it. Eventually, you might enjoy taking the lead in all the prospects of your life and exchanging ideas. EOD that's how you might get the idea for the next big thing.

This is what you must must must do

So the key takeaway can be to

learn to express yourself in public
Don't be shy of mistakes (those who don't make any are not doing anything)
Start taking lead
Take the harder decisions (after all with a vision in mind you will have to make decisions)
When life gives you lemons make lemonade with it (might not make much sense but I felt like writing after all it's my blog you can only read it!)

Conclusion

In short, becoming a more than developer is a journey of continuous learning, practice, and refinement of both technical and soft skills. Strive for improvement, stay curious, and embrace challenges as opportunities for growth.

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Why Reactjs Hooks Are Essential for Modern Web Development

b-meet — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:46:00 +0000

Introduction

React is one of the very popular javascript Library. It is developed by Facebook and is Facebook's first open source projects maintained by its vast community.

It was released with OOP and functional programming paradigm. In it's initial days the dominating paradigm was OOP or say class based components. Maybe due to increase in popularity and ease of functional programming react team developed hooks to make functional way of programming more powerful.

With Hooks, you can extract stateful logic from a component so it can be tested independently and reused. Hooks allow you to reuse stateful logic without changing your component hierarchy. This makes it easy to share Hooks among many components or with the community.

React has around 10-15 built in hooks. Out of which generally 6-7 comes handy during development of any application with reactjs 😅.

Hooks in react has replaced the lifecycle methods, and so the class components from react (Hooks don't work inside classes). Despite of 10-15 built-in hooks you can make your own custom hooks which can be used in your application at various places honouring the DRY (Do not Repeat Yourself) principle.

Rules to make Custom hooks

There are rules to be followed before/while making the custom hook.

Only call Hooks at the top level. Don't call Hooks inside loops, conditions, or nested functions.
We have to use "use" keyword infront of name of hook.
Only call Hooks from React function components.
Don't call Hooks from regular JavaScript functions.

find the concept of hook in many other libraries used with react, as in react-router-dom , redux-toolkit etc.

What are react hooks?

Hooks are superpower for functional components which are functions that let you “hook into” React state and lifecycle features from function components. they let you use React without classes.

With hooks you can store you state data for a particular component, you can perform side effects like API calls, setTimeout, and DOM manipulation (with hooks like useRef) and many other things which helps you to keep the application work smooth and faster.

How much to use hooks?

If react has given the superpower it doesn't mean that You will use it as much as you want. Remember a thumb rule in react

Lesser the number of re-renders, Faster the app will work.

So before declaring any hook think, if it can work without using the hook. Component hierarchy also matters lot when it comes to where to declare/use a hook in a project.

before starting to learn react or even after having a experience in working with react this page from its docs is worth going through.

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Play animation only on hover

b-meet — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 06:50:16 +0000

Recently, I came across a situation where I had to animate a element only on hover. On browsing the internet for some amount of time, I found a very easy and reliable way to achieve this.

There is a built in CSS property to do this animation-play-state which tells the browser should the animation be running or paused.

I used it in combination with :hover to play animation only on hover.

Here is the code example

HTML

<div>
   <p className='figure'></p>
</div>

CSS

.figure {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background-color: aqua;
  animation: change 1s infinite;
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes change {
  from {
    background-color: red;
  }

  to {
    background-color: pink;
  }
}

.figure:hover {
  animation-play-state: running;
}

That's it you got to know how to animate on hover.

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Understanding Time zones

b-meet — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:17:17 +0000

Let's talk about time-zone, before that you need to know:

latitude - imaginary horizontal lines on earth's surface
longitude - imaginary vertical lines on earth's surface

Now latitude/longitude being clear lets move back to the topic.

What actually is time zone?

Timezone is a region/area which experiences a same time. that means if you travel longitudinally, then you won't experience any change in time zone

How are time zones made?

Earth rotates at equator with speed of 1000miles per hour.
The earths rotation is directly related to our time. So if we calculate then earth rotates about 15deg every hour.
That means total number of hours in a day are 24hr

360/15 = 24hours

if you look from top-view (north-pole) then you would find a line passing through north-pole. One of its side is called prime meridian and other one is called international dateline.

If we go towards western hemisphere then we need to subtract 1hr every 15degs and vice-versa.

so if its 12am at prime meridian then it will be 12pm at international dateline.

There are name given to every time zone and we call it as IST,PST,PDT etc... GMT & UTC have no time difference. Prior to 1972, this time was called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).

Also there are political changes made in time zone value i.e, some countries prefer to stay in other time zone to keep things little less complicated and more maintainable.

Conclusion

So now I hope you have good knowledge about time zones. Now you might get a little help in using Date constructors etc... 😅

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The Challenges of Job Searching and How is it done

b-meet — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 07:06:00 +0000

Introduction

Hey guys!! Today let's discuss about this hot topic.

Until now, we have learned things to get a job and use them as tools for tech development.

So Is it really tough to land a job?
especially for self-taught developers because they don't have degree in their resumes 🤔🤔.

Let me tell you about How I landed a job ?

How It's Done & Is It Really Tough?

In the last post we discussed about the platforms where you can get variety of jobs. Searching and applying is really easy especially on LinkedIn because we don't have to fill long forms for applying instead we just have to fill a few details and upload our latest resume along with it.

The recruiters will contact you via provided email/phone number within 2-3 days. Don't worry if they don't contact you because they might not be interested. Also they might schedule an interview and may not return with the results so, until you a job offer don't stop applying and giving interviews.

Mostly you will come across the companies which will responded you in nice way weather the result is good or bad.

Inshort:

So, We don't need to worry until and unless we are skilled enough. Just try to look out of the box, there are hundreds and thousands of companies looking of good and skilled employees.

Learn from the mistakes you made.

Conclusion

The thing is if you get rejected you don't need to worry because you have lots of options, but at the same time you should look at what went wrong and try to fix it in next interview 😎.

Searching job suitable for you ain't so difficult as we have lots of platforms and companies.

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How do I get more recognition?

b-meet — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:35:00 +0000

Introduction

Now we know the resources from where we can learn things and hopefully you gathered the skills using the resources but now what?

How will you let the world know who you are? What you do?
Well! A one word answer to this can be networking.

We need to know some good skills which has some value in market, which we have learned already. So the next step is to sign up on linkedIn.

What Is LinkedIn

LinkedIn Online service provider company whose parent organization is Microsoft.

Basically it is a social media application where recruiters post jobs and interested people can apply for the job. Many HR's will send you connection requests and will offer a job interview you just need to go through the job description and if you want to apply you can. Further process [interview rounds] is then handled by the company you applied in.

Everyone has profile which can be filled up with basic information and can also be customized.

Value Of LinkedIn profile

Whenever you apply for a job the probability of recruiter checking your profile is very high. Based on that they offer/call for scheduling an interview with you. This itself describes the importance of LinkedIn profile.

All you basic information [job experience in any / profile photos / Summary / Skills / Education etc] should be filled up in a neat and truthful manner.

You can also add different sections to your profile where you can link your other social profiles, achievements, your resume and many other things.

Connections In LinkedIn

Here in LinkedIn the format is little different than Instagram where there are only followers and following.

Linked has connections:

1st connection
2nd connection
3rd connection

So what are connections in LinkedIn ? Its pretty simple lets begin

1st Connections

So these are people with whom you are directly connected that's the people in your contact list or the people to whom you sent connection request and they accepted it.

2nd Connections

So these are people with whom you are indirectly connected that's
the connections on your 1st connections. You don't have any direct connection with them until and unless your sent connection request is accepted by them.

3rd Connections

These are people unknown to you and unknown to your connections as well.

Phew! finally 😅

Is LinkedIn the only one?

No, It's not.

No doubt it's the best one and most trusted one but you know there are always competitors.

Other than LinkedIn there are many other similar platforms which offers similar services.

Some of them are:

AngelList (mostly startup jobs)
Hirect (direct talks with decisions makers)
Jobcase

Remember it's really necessary to keep your profile professional and truthful.

Hopefully this post will help you!
See you in the next one. Adios Amigos 👋

Yup I know Spanish 😎 but only a little 😅😅

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Resources For Learning To Code

b-meet — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:09:33 +0000

Introduction

Hey there 👋 how are you pals? back again, today with some exciting resources to get started with.

So in the previous posts we talked about:

Advantages of being a self-taught developer 🤩.
Disadvantages of being a self-taught developer 😥.
Solutions for the disadvantages 😎.

Here now in this post our main focus will be on answering the questions like Where do I get started? Where can I learn to code? etc. resources
Free and paid as well.

Lets get started with paid stuff first [Good things at the end 😝😜]

Paid Resources

Paid resources are paid and can't be used as free 😂😅 lol

So lets get a little serious

There many great paid resources like:

1) Udemy
2) upGrad
3) Unacademy

I personally haven't used any of the paid resources except Udemy. I have explored upGrad a little and it seemed like it has degrees in different fields offered by many reputed institutes/universities.

Unpaid Resources

There are plenty of unpaid resources, some on them even gives you the certificate after completing the course.

1) Freecodecamp (my mentor/ personal favourite)
2) GeeksforGeeks
3) W3schools
4) MDN (Mozilla Developer Network)
5) YouTube (The University of everything)
6) Stack Overflow (Ocean of questions and Answers)

These are just a few names which I have used. I am really sorry if I did not mention the resource you are using (Yeah!! I know it hurts sometimes😣).

Out of these Freecodecamp will give you certificates on completion of the course and everything is free there. They also have a YouTube channel where they share many useful courses. They have a Forum as well where people post there issues and get the solution by other people there.

W3schools also has great interactive documentation of different courses, they offer exercises and quiz for every course. At the end there is a optional exam which you can attend by paying specified amount and you will also receive the certificate of the course.

YouTube is great for learning anything

Stack Overflow is Golden Goose for every developers, really amazing.

That's pretty much it. All of these places will help you reach your destination and yeah to be consistent, you only need to give a little dedication and discipline 😎.

Stay tuned for next post 😈 Yes next post you read it correct haha 😂😅. The writer inside me is awaken I guess 😅. You can share other resources in comment section to help our fellow learners.

Stay happy, Keep hustling,
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Is it good to be a Self Taught Developer ?

b-meet — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:43:01 +0000

Introduction

What's up gals/guys !! Here I am with another post continuing the self-taught developer series.

In this section We will be answering "Is it good to be a Self Taught Developer ?". I said "WE" because I want you guys/gals to participate in the discussion 😊😉.

The upcoming points in this article are only my opinions and experiences, nothing more than that. All of you can also share your opinions in comment section.

To get answer of any question like this one, the best thing I do is list out advantages and drawbacks of the topic. SO lets do it.

Advantages of being a Self taught developer

Yup! things ain't easy when you are on your own. Still teaching myself:

Gave me sense of time.
Made me realize importance is discipline cuz that's what you need to be consistent.
Made me realize importance of consistency.
Feels like its never enough, and that my friend boosts your growth.(if taken positively 😅😅)
Most importantly Made me responsible for everything thing I type and everything I do.

Consistency can make you way more skillful than intensity ever would.

keep that fire lite everyday with same intensity.

Disadvantages of being a Self taught developer

Even if it has so many advantages it also has its own drawbacks:

Lack of friends.
Lack of huge network.
Lack of gals/guys who could help you out of any errors.

Communication

While these disadvantages may not seem severe at first glance, self-taught developers lack skills in communication and cooperation because of these minor disadvantages.

I thought communication shouldn't be a problem, anyone could do it but naahh, it's not as simple as it seems.

Communication is a very huge part of your job, because

It is one of the most important skill which will get you a job
Which will make other person think you are really confident of what you are speaking,
Which will make you different for others cuz not everyone has good communication skill.

Damn now it feels the disadvantages are really huge!

Solutions to disadvantages

Never be afraid to reinvent yourself

Even tough communication is a huge issue among most of the self-taught developers, it can be improved gradually.

There is nothing that can be learnt or improved.
Obviously some of the initial attempts might make you feel nervous ,you might start shaking when you have to talk for a long time or the adrenaline levels of body rises but that should not make you weak.

You keep trying and you get good at it, that's human nature of learning things in this way.

Think back to the first time you rode a bike and compare it to today. You can do this unconsciously now because of how good you are at riding a bike.

That's how you can overcome any drawbacks. So finally I conclude
that you should be good at all your skills and then you will be good to go!!

Stay tuned for the next post on the third part of the series.
The discussion must go on!! 😉

Stay happy, Keep hustling,
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Peace ✌

How is it to become a self taught developer

b-meet — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:27:01 +0000

Introduction

Hey there guys I am Meet and I am from India.

Here in Dev Community, technically it will be my first post.
Following is the table of content:

Experiences of being a self-taught developer.
Its benefits.
Its drawbacks.
At last I will share some valuable resources to get started with the journey.

So let's begin.

Inspiration

I responded to and analyzed the annual survey by Stack Overflow. According to the stack overflow survey 2022 results Learning to code online increased from 60% to 70% year over year.

In general, people are using many online resources to learn to code, regardless of whether they are in college/university or not.

It was the time of the pandemic breakout and the same year before the start of the countrywide lockdown I completed high school. The colleges were not taking in any students as the time was hard and universities/colleges were shut.

I wondered why to waste a lot of time and started to casually browse what I can learn, to be honest, I started with Photoshop first but it seemed to be very slow and unexciting eventually after trying out a few things I came across the basic HTML and CSS.

I thought the websites in the whole world use the same 2 things but gradually I was kinda wrong about this 😂 well obviously these are the basic things but a tonne of things are there that need to be taken care of.

I practiced HTML & CSS for around 6 months well that's too much but as I told you my assumption hahaha!

My Experiences

I come under the self-taught developer gang. 😅😎

I started to learn to code back in 2020 a tough time for everyone around the world.

Initially, I didn't know what to do so I started with YouTube tutorials in C language. I didn't find C language much beginner-friendly ( I haven't learned that language yet😅 ).

Eventually, I found this site called Freecodecamp [FCC]. Where I started with the curriculum they recommended, without thinking much about it.

Slowly and Steadily, I completed the first certification (Responsive Web Designing [HTML, CSS]) and moved on to the next course which was about JavaScript where I learned a lot. Once that was completed. I began researching what to do next. and I got to know that something called React is becoming very popular.

I wanted to learn Reactjs but I lost track. Why??
well! maybe cuz I had no one to report my progress to or maybe cuz I faced errors and I had no one to share it with(there are lots of communities but still if there is a mate beside you it makes a huge difference) so I left the project/challenge there and dived into web-series and gaming, procrastinating a whole day.

I lost the consistency back then. I did reach the intermediate level in Reactjs, but that was only possible just because I used to reward myself if was able to complete the daily task ( I call it a daily mission sounds more fun yeah? 😄😅 )

Every night before sleep I used to set the tasks (mission) and just take a glimpse of it the next morning.

Rewards!!
What did I reward myself with?? 🤔

The greater the difficulty of the task (mission), the better the reward will be.

I used to reward myself with:

Watching 2 to 3 full episodes of an ongoing web series.
Gaming for a specific amount of time (amount is not disclosed cuz it was high I think [2-3 hrs.] I am lying probably 😆😅).
Hanging out with friends/family.

Rewards & Rules can both be set by you and following them is your choice at the end of the day and that's why discipline is very important.

I'm now concerned about the article's length 😅. Thus, it would be better if the next article covered the rest of the part. Dev Community won't say no to that [hehehe 🤗🙂]

Stay happy, Keep hustling
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Peace ✌