Hi there! I'm Karthikeyan.

I started building on the web in 2007 and never stopped. These days, I'm a solo indie hacker focused on empowering up-and-coming software developers.

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Pronunciation
Comeau = Hello
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Height
6'2"
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MontrΓ©al, Canada
A predominantly francophone city in eastern Canada. It's freezing in the winter and surprisingly hot in the summer.
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Soundboard
Play a sound! (Q, W, E, R)
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Toggle Power
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Cat Person
Allergic, but owns lots of cat shirts.
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Open Source
use-sound, react-flip-move
~600,000 downloads/month
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Courses
The Joy of React
CSS for JavaScript Devs
28,069 developers have registered!
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2023 - Present
Indie Hacker & Educator
Building courses and tools for developers, focusing on interactivity and fun.
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2021 - 2023
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Worked at Gatsby, DigitalOcean, and Khan Academy, leading teams and building products.
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2019 - 2021
Web Dev Instructor
Taught web development fundamentals at Concordia University and online.
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2019
Started my web journey
Discovered my love for building things on the web and never looked back.

My Story

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