Hi, I am Abdul Rafay - A Full Stack Developer

I enjoy designing and building

MVPs

. I

lift

, have an unhealthy obsession with

chowmein

, used to compete in

gaming

(now I just play for fun), and recently picked up

badminton

. I am optimistic and love experimenting with new things, and most importantly...

I braveheart

Current Read

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

~ Eric Jorgensen

projects

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Capyclip

saas

A tool that turns long videos into viral clips using AI-powered moment detection and trendy templates

built with

workingExplore

Ryu

dev tool

A lightweight, type-safe schema validator for TypeScript with easy validation, type inference, and safe parsing

built with

somedayExplore

Currency Exchange

internal tool

A currency exchange system with multi-branch support, secure roles, advanced transactions, and real-time analytics

built with

completedExplore

Law Firm Portal

internal tool

A law firm portal with secure roles, case management, hearing schedules, documents, payments, and client dashboards

built with

completedExplore

stack

typescript

javascript

next.js

react.js

bun

hono

express

postgres

mongo

prisma

tailwind

shadcn

aws

hetzner

digital ocean

convex

appwrite

figma

blogs

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WebSockets 101

This blog covers the fundamentals of WebSockets, why they are needed, and how real time communication works on the web. The goal is to help you get started by understanding WebSockets, their basic implementation, and useful resources to explore further.

WebSocketsTypeScriptBun

December 14, 2025

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