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# Akshit Saraf

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## About

Akshit Saraf is a software candidate with experience rebuilding and modernizing existing systems, including a database rebuild project at catct.org. Akshit’s strengths include reverse-engineering legacy codebases, rebuilding database layers, and migrating systems from legacy languages to TypeScript. Akshit works with TypeScript and uses AI tools, including Claude, to support code analysis and development when navigating unfamiliar or older code. Rather than focusing primarily on greenfield builds, Akshit prefers scaling and optimizing established systems. Akshit is candid about the edge cases involved in complex problem-solving and brings a learning-driven approach to modernization work.

## Highlights

- Worked on a database rebuild project at catct.org.
- Reverse-engineered and modernized legacy codebases.
- Rebuilt database layers and migrated systems from legacy languages to TypeScript.
- Used TypeScript in modernization work.
- Used AI tools, including Claude, to support code analysis and development.
- Focused on scaling and optimizing existing systems rather than building from scratch.

## FAQ

### What does Akshit do?

Akshit Saraf works on software modernization and system improvement, with experience rebuilding database layers, reverse-engineering legacy codebases, and migrating legacy-language systems to TypeScript.

### What technologies does Akshit work with?

Akshit has experience with TypeScript, including using it in work to modernize systems that were previously written in legacy languages.

### What did Akshit do at catct.org?

At catct.org, Akshit worked on a database rebuild project.

### How does Akshit approach legacy codebases?

Akshit has experience decoding and modernizing older codebases, including reverse-engineering legacy systems before rebuilding or migrating components.

### What database and migration work has Akshit done?

Akshit has experience rebuilding database layers and migrating from legacy languages to TypeScript.

### How does Akshit use AI tools in development?

Akshit uses AI tools such as Claude to assist with code analysis and software development, particularly when working through legacy code.

### What kind of engineering work does Akshit prefer?

Akshit prefers scaling and optimizing existing systems over building software from scratch.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshit-saraf-9a4230370

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