Andika Alakate andikaalakate

Hi, I'm Andika Alakate

Fullstack Developer & System Thinker
Knowledge can change one's destiny, and diligence will result in glory.
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I'm a Fullstack Developer who treats software as more than just lines of code — I design cohesive, secure, and scalable ecosystems.

🏢 Founder & CEO of PT Taru Digital Kreatif (TaruLab) — a creative studio, publisher, and digital innovation lab.
🏗️ Senior Fullstack Developer — built the E-Presensi web application during my vocational studies.
🎮 Game Developer — co-built the platformer Jelly Squash for the school EXPO.
🏭 Interned at Percetakan Alfarizi Grafika (2024) — frontend design in Figma, backend in Laravel + InertiaJS.
🎓 SMK graduate in Software Engineering (score 91.61), now pursuing S1 Sistem Informasi at Universitas Battuta.
🧠 Always learning, always breaking things down to understand how they work.

Category	Technologies
Frontend	Vue 3, Nuxt 4, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Pinia
Backend	PHP, Laravel, MySQL, REST API Design
Systems	Linux, Networking (Mikrotik/GNS3), System Architecture
Tools	Neovim, Termux, Git, Docker

Currently building my portfolio on Nuxt 4 + Cloudflare Pages (D1 database, R2 storage).

Founder & CEO of TaruLab — a creative studio, publisher, and digital innovation lab based in Medan, Indonesia.

🏛️ Founded as GADAK Studio (Jan 2023), rebranded to TaruLab in 2024 (Taru = "tree" in Sanskrit), and incorporated as PT Taru Digital Kreatif in June 2026.
🎯 Tagline: "Kami mewujudkan ide menjadi karya" — We turn ideas into works.
⚙️ Focus areas: software, web, mobile & game development; publishing & visual storytelling; multimedia & creative design.
🧩 Divisions: Leadership & Administration, Public Relations, Multimedia, Programming.
🗂️ Selected work: Jelly Squash (2D arcade game), The Epitaph Series (2D adventure game & psychological novel), Hanyut (short story), Mulai Menulis Indonesia (literacy & publishing platform), STEMASI (class website).

Founder & CEO — PT Taru Digital Kreatif (TaruLab) (2023–present).
Head of Systems & Information Division — Komunitas Mulai Menulis Indonesia (2026–present).
Novel Editor & Programmer — CV Penerbit Mulai Menulis Indonesia (2026–present).
Funding Division Coordinator — Festival Literasi Sumatera Utara 2026 (co-organized by Komunitas & Penerbit Mulai Menulis Indonesia with LAZNAS Nurul Hayat Medan; TaruLab as sponsor, Taru Community as media partner).
Team Leader & Fullstack Developer — Larus Team, FSST Media (2025–present).
Vice Chairman of OSIS & Head of Developer GADAK — SMKS Jambi Medan (2023–2024).
Chairman of UKM Pro.asta (Programmer Association of Battuta); Programmer — Battuta English Club; Vice Chairman — Battuta Nihonggo Club (2025–present).

📖 Novel (upcoming) — Pendengar Retakan.
✍️ Short story — selected as manuscript for the script-editing competition at Festival Literasi Sumatera Utara 2026.
📖 Editor — Shadow of Mystery (2024), published by UMSU Press.
✍️ Novel (WIP) — The Crazy Day's of Death.
✍️ Novel (WIP) — The Crazy Mob.