# Parathan Thiyagalingam

> Full Stack Developer & Technical Blogger

I’m a software engineer who likes building things, understanding how they work under the hood, and sharing what I learn along the way. I work across the full stack and enjoy teaching, writing, and growing consistently in tech.

## About This Site

This is Parathan Thiyagalingam's personal portfolio and blog. It contains technical articles, project showcases, and professional information.

- Website: https://parathan.com
- Blog: https://parathan.com/blog
- Portfolio: https://parathan.com/portfolio
- About: https://parathan.com/portfolio/about
- Contact: https://parathan.com/contact
- RSS Feed: https://parathan.com/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://parathan.com/sitemap.xml
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parathantl
- GitHub: https://github.com/parathantl

## Blog Posts

- [சர்வம் மாயா](https://parathan.com/blog/sarvam-maaya-review): "சர்வம் மாயா" explores love, loss & acceptance. It highlights unspoken words, faith vs. doubt, & finding solace in being seen, even in illusion. (திரைப்படங்கள்)
- [From Prompts to Autonomous Systems: How Enterprise AI Is Moving Beyond Chatbots](https://parathan.com/blog/from_prompts_to_auto): Explore the evolution from prompts to enterprise AI agents. Discover how autonomous systems plan, act, and deliver, moving beyond chatbots. (Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [Building a Book Club App with AWS Amplify Gen 2, S3, Dynamo DB & App Sync](https://parathan.com/blog/building_a_book_club): Explore building a book club app with AWS Amplify Gen 2! Learn how to leverage S3, DynamoDB, and AppSync for a cost-effective solution. (AWS)
- [When Your AI Takes Orders from Strangers: The Prompt Injection Problem](https://parathan.com/blog/when_your_ai_takes_o): Prompt injection exploits AI by manipulating instructions. Learn how attackers gain control and secure your AI systems from this emerging vulnerability. (Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [நாடோடிக்காத்து: மலையாளத் திரைப்படம்](https://parathan.com/blog/nadodikaathu-review): Explore "Nadodikattu," a Malayalam film highlighting resilience. It portrays friends facing hardship who find success through perseverance and unexpected paths. (திரைப்படங்கள்)
- [The Transformer Revolution: How “Attention is All You Need” changed AI forever](https://parathan.com/blog/the_transformer_revo): Explore the Transformer model: revolutionizing AI by enabling simultaneous text analysis, unlike previous sequential methods. Learn how "Attention is All You Need" unlocked faster, more insightful language processing. (Artificial intelligence (AI), Research Papers)
- [How to Resize a DigitalOcean Volume](https://parathan.com/blog/how_to_resize_a_digi): Quickly resize a DigitalOcean volume in the control panel and with one command. Expand your filesystem's capacity without downtime. (Backend)
- [Why Language Models Hallucinate: A summary of a new research paper from OpenAI](https://parathan.com/blog/why_language_models): AI hallucinations: OpenAI research reveals why language models confidently invent facts. Training & testing methods reward guessing, not accuracy. (Research Papers, Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [How to Learn Faster Using ChatGPT](https://parathan.com/blog/how_to_learn_faster): Unlock faster learning with ChatGPT! Discover 6 prompt patterns to transform it into a personal tutor for any skill, from coding to design. (Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [Building a Serverless Web Application with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3](https://parathan.com/blog/building_a_serverles): Deploy a serverless web app on AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3. Focus on building your business, not managing servers. (AWS)
- [Precision and Recall in Machine Learning: A Jaffna Tea Shop Story](https://parathan.com/blog/precision_and_recall): Understand precision and recall in machine learning with a Jaffna tea shop analogy. Learn how to optimize for accuracy and minimize errors. (Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [Proof by Exploitation: Shannon’s Approach to Autonomous Penetration Testing](https://parathan.com/blog/proof_by_exploitatio): Explore Shannon, an autonomous AI pentester using "proof by exploitation" to find real vulnerabilities. It actively exploits flaws for hard evidence. (Artificial intelligence (AI))
- [Simple CRUD APP with Dynamo DB – API Gateway – Node JS Serverless with Lambda](https://parathan.com/blog/simple_crud_app_with): Build a serverless CRUD app using DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Node.js Lambda functions on AWS. Learn how to create scalable APIs easily. (AWS)
- [நீண்ட இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு… மீண்டும் எழுத ஆரம்பிக்கிறேன்.](https://parathan.com/blog/first-post): நீண்ட இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு… மீண்டும் எழுத ஆரம்பிக்கிறேன்.முன்பு பல்வேறு blogging platforms-ல நான் எழுதினேன். Medium, மற்ற சில இடங்கள் எல்லாம் ஒரு கட்டத்தில் நல்ல (அனுபவம்)

## Projects

- [Tamils.co Events Listing Website](https://parathan.com/portfolio/projects/1): Developed a website for listing events in & around the world related to Tamils celebrations.
 [React, Node, Interserver, MySQL]
- [Distribution Management Platform](https://parathan.com/portfolio/projects/2): Developed a platform for managing the distribution of products to customers for a distribution company. [React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Render]

## How to Cite

When referencing content from this site, please cite as:
- Author: Parathan Thiyagalingam
- Website: https://parathan.com
- For blog posts: Parathan Thiyagalingam, "[Post Title]", https://parathan.com/blog/[slug]
- For projects: Parathan Thiyagalingam, "[Project Title]", https://parathan.com/portfolio/projects/[id]

## Content Licensing

All blog content is written by Parathan Thiyagalingam. Articles are freely accessible and may be cited with proper attribution.