About me
How It Started
Back in 2019 I was watching my cousin (Mohamed Bedr) write some instructions on the screen, and with them, he creates something. He was into web development. I chose to sit with him every time I saw him doing that. I started asking questions — what's this and why it matters. I didn’t touch a single line of code or open any IDE, just observing, for almost 3 years...
The First Step
In 2022, I bought my first computer. That was the start. I began learning to code, and my cousin guided me into this new world. I started with C++, and man... it was hard. I finished the course and didn’t even understand anything, lol. Then I moved to HTML. It felt easier because I could see what I was building on the UI. That was enough for me to say, this path is different.
Silent Learning
I taught myself in silence. Nobody was watching, and if they were, they wouldn't get what I was doing anyway. My cousin was the only one who understood. I kept building things I liked and learning nonstop. No need to prove anything to anyone — just doing what I love quietly.
The Hardest Part
After 1.5 years, I decided to switch from frontend to backend. That period almost made me quit. I thought, 'I’m not made for this.' But I took a breath and rethought things. If others could do it, I could too. And now, here I am writing TypeScript and NestJS like it’s the easiest thing invented.
What I Love Most
What I love most? Writing code that shows up on the UI exactly how I imagined it. Solving a bug that had me stuck. Opening VSCode when life gets rough and forgetting everything. Starting at 12PM and boom — it's 7PM. That magical flow.
My Current Tools
Now I use TypeScript, Next.js, and NestJS. I’m just building stuff with them. I can adapt fast to other tools too, but those three? I love them the most. I’m not chasing anything — just in my calm era, building and learning. When I get stuck, I either figure it out or take a break. Simple.
The Ancient PC
Most people don’t know this, but I did all of that with a prehistoric computer. It couldn’t run Chrome properly. Burned already. Specs? Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, HDD, and a monitor that couldn’t even show the difference between grey and white. But that old PC helped me get here, and I’ll never forget it.
Life Beyond Code
For the first years of my journey, I was locked in my room coding all day. But life gets serious. I learned to shift: now I code, study at university, hit the gym, hang with friends, and play my favorite games. Balance is part of the process.
The School Struggle
Back in high school, I wanted to take the science path, but my family said I wouldn’t succeed — they thought it was too hard. So they pushed me into literature. I wanted science because of computer science. So I studied one thing in school and coded another at home. That wasn’t easy, but I managed. In my first year at university, I became the best in my class. Coding didn’t make it harder — it made it easier. It changed my whole way of thinking.
More Than Code
Now I’m in my third and final year of university, studying English as a foreign language. It helped me see the beauty in both logic and art. Outside of code, I read books, explore dark fantasy, write down my thoughts, dreams, tasks — I just love learning and growing, in any area.
Why It Matters
Coding changed my life. I became disciplined in an age where everyone’s scrolling all day. My time feels too valuable for that. When something bad happens in real life, I treat it like a bug — I break it down, look from different angles, and solve it. I don’t see code as a hobby or a job — it’s more than a life to me. It taught me things I never thought I’d reach. If my past self saw me now? He wouldn’t believe this story.
Tools & Skills
JavaScript, TypeScript, Go
Next.js, React, Solid, Svelte, SvelteKit, SCSS, TailwindCSS
NestJS, Express, WebSockets
Github
PostgreSQL, MongoDB