Hey everyone, I’m Shaswat, and welcome to StackShade.

I started this channel because I noticed one big problem in the way most of us learn.

We watch tutorials.

We take notes.

We understand things for a moment.

But after a few days, most of it disappears.

And that’s frustrating.

Here, I’ll teach the things I already know, the things I’m learning, and the things we’ll explore together.

Because the real goal is not just to finish a playlist or complete a topic.

The real goal is to understand deeply, apply practically, and remember for a long time.

That’s why I created StackShade.

But the way we learn here will be different.

We’ll use techniques like first-principles thinking, Feynman technique, active recall, spaced repetition, visual learning, just-in-time learning, debugging-based understanding, and project-based learning.

The goal is simple:

not to learn more randomly, but to learn more optimally.

We’ll start mainly with tech.

First, we’ll cover DSA Patterns — not just random questions, but the actual patterns behind them, with intuition, code, dry runs, visualizations, and practice problems.

Then we’ll go deep into System Design — from the absolute basics to real production-grade systems, with diagrams, tradeoffs, bottlenecks, and applied examples.

We’ll also cover Core Computer Science subjects like Operating Systems, DBMS, Computer Networks, OOP, and more — with quizzes, notes, docs, slides, Excalidraw diagrams, VS Code examples, and visual explanations.

I’ll also teach Next.js and Web Development. I’ve been doing web development for around 8 years, from PHP to modern Next.js, so I’ll share both the theory and the real practical side.