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New Delhi, India
Senior software engineer with nearly ten years of building and running enterprise applications in PHP, Laravel, React and Node.js, with hands-on DevOps and AI automation work. Nilesh Kushvaha reviews what Cloudsoft Zone publishes.
Explore the articlesNilesh Kushvaha is a senior software engineer in New Delhi, with nearly ten years of building, modernising and supporting enterprise applications in government, ERP, point-of-sale, finance and retail.
The work covers Laravel and CakePHP on the PHP side and React, Node.js, NestJS and Prisma on the JavaScript side, along with REST APIs, MySQL and PostgreSQL, and payment and eSign integrations. On the operations side it includes Linux servers, AWS, CI/CD, queues and production support, and more recently AI features and workflow automation. Projects include modules for the National Medical Commission’s online application platform, the GoGMGo cloud ERP, and SIDBI’s MSME loan platform.
Nilesh reviews the articles on Cloudsoft Zone. Each article lists the sources it was checked against and says when AI assisted with research or drafting.
ComparisonWordPress8 min read
How block, classic and hybrid WordPress themes differ in files, editing and control, what 7.0 and 7.1 changed (responsive styles, viewport breakpoints, iframed editor), and how to choose for a new or existing site.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Architecture guideAI and Automation16 min read
How to secure Model Context Protocol servers and clients: vet and sandbox servers, pin tool definitions against rug pulls, design approvals, check token audience and keep scopes small.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
TutorialWordPress11 min read
A step-by-step tutorial for WordPress 7.1: scaffold a dynamic block with @wordpress/create-block, read the post ID from block context, add native supports, and render escaped HTML from render.php.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Interview preparationInterview questions9 min read
20 Node.js interview questions with model answers checked against the Node.js 24 docs: the event loop, nextTick versus setImmediate, streams, worker threads, the permission model, built-in test runner, TypeScript type stripping and graceful shutdown.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Interview preparationInterview questions8 min read
18 REST API design interview questions with model answers: methods, idempotency, status codes, problem details errors, pagination, versioning and ETags.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Resource guideDevelopment9 min read
A code review checklist built on Google's published engineering practices and the OWASP Secure Code Review cheat sheet: what to check in design, behaviour, tests, security and naming, how fast to respond, and how to set up CODEOWNERS so the right people review.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Architecture guideSaaS and Cloud18 min read
Design the multi-tenant layer customers notice: tenant-scoped roles, safe invitations, plan entitlements and billing states, per-tenant audit logs, and offboarding with export.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
MySQL9 min read
How InnoDB clustered and secondary indexes work, and the design rules that follow: short primary keys, composite column order, covering indexes, functional and multi-valued JSON indexes, and safe removal with invisible indexes.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
TutorialDevelopment7 min read
A strict CSP blocks injected scripts even when an XSS bug slips through. Set one up in Next.js 16 with proxy.ts and per-request nonces, then roll it out safely.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Resource guideBusiness Technology8 min read
A practical afternoon checklist for owners: protect the accounts that matter with passkeys or 2FA, clean up old access, keep two backups including one offline, and prove you can restore. Includes CERT-In and DPDP notes for India.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
TutorialNode.js22 min read
Build a tool-using Gemini agent in NestJS 12 with conversations stored in PostgreSQL, validated tool arguments, SSE streaming and tests that run on PGlite.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
Interview preparationInterview questions9 min read
21 Laravel interview questions with model answers checked against the Laravel 13.x documentation: the service container, request lifecycle, Eloquent N+1, mass assignment, policies, Sanctum, queues and what Laravel 13 changed.
By Nilesh Kushvaha
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