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Hello, I'm Rida F'kih 👋

I'm a Canadian software developer based in Calgary, Alta., I learned to code in order to make my life a little easier. I currently work @ MaxRewards as a reverse-engineer & fullstack developer.

About Myself 🤘

I'm Rida F'kih. I am 21 years old, Canadian, and a self-taught software developer.

As a teenager I began coding in order to cheat on mobile trivia games like HQ Trivia, which rewarded money for correctly answering trivia questions. Once my passion for development surpassed my passion for making mystical internet money: I moved on, and I've been coding non-stop since.

I love problem solving. I am excited & driven by challenging tasks, and the feeling of overcoming them has resulted in an unwavering love for what I do.

Over the past 6 years I've learned a lot, and I've found myself in two amazing opportunities to share my passion with the next generation of developers by teaching kids to code—and while I've moved on from those experiences—I still continue to gain & share knowledge within the developer community.

Blog Posts 📝

The Power of Pissing Code, and its Place in Answering the Age-Old Question: “TypeScript, or JavaScript?”

New developers often ask whether they should use JavaScript or TypeScript, and while the answer will almost always be TypeScript, writing JavaScript has its place.

Maintaining TypeScript Superpowers When Types Are Out of Reach

It's all too common. You're coding away in TypeScript utilizing an external library. You're digging around the code for that type you just can't find and there it is! It's not even exported! Let’s explore some ways around this.

How to Not Expose the Personal Data of 19,577 Canadians

PORTpass is a prime example of poorly handling private user data, let’s explore and learn from the oversights in their security measures.

My Favourite Tools 🛠️

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Bash
  • React Native
  • Next.js
  • Vue.js
  • Electron
  • React.js
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • Three.js
  • Tailwind
  • Docker
  • NPM
  • Webpack
  • Babel
  • Git
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Redis
  • Figma

My Opportunities 💼

  • Senior Financial API Developer 💰

    MaxRewards

    Reverse-engineering client & network fingerprinting to build out bank connectors.

  • Intermediate Frontend Developer 🌐

    Jumbleberry

    Building the user-interfaces, & fullstack features of their advertising platform.

  • Fullstack Software Developer 👨‍💻

    Cion Studio

    Developing pixel-perfect user interfaces, and architecting fullstack systems.

  • Lead Coding Instructor 🧑‍🏫

    Code Ninjas

    Teaching & inspiring the next generation of coders.

  • Volunteer Coding Instructor ✋

    Calgary Public Library

    Developing curriculum & teaching prospective developers.

My Little Projects ⌨️

  • schemix

    67

    Schemix allows you to programmatically create Prisma schemas using TypeScript

  • raythis

    48

    Instantly deploy code snippets to Ray.so without leaving your coding environment.

  • awaitabase

    3

    Wait for a database to be available prior to launching subsequent commands.

  • 18h

    2

    A Next.js style dynamic API router for Koa-based APIs.

  • notion-react

    2

    Easily map Notion blocks to React components, completely customizable and type-safe.

  • portfolio

    1

    A new portfolio, created using NextJS, tailwind, and a little bit of swagger.

My Big Projects 🤯

Runes

The better, free-forever password manager.

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Punchcard

Customer loyalty done wonderfully.

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Have a challenge for me?

I occasionally take on new opportunities.

Get in touch and I'd love to hear about yours.