Full Stack Developer
Hello, my name is Ahmed. I love creating high quality websites and apps that use the latest and greatest tools out there to maximize UI and UX quality.
About me"The key to being a good web developer lies in having a strong sense of empathy, only by experiencing your product as if you were the person that will use it, will you make it the best it could be"
- Ahmed Hadjou
Recent blog posts
Javascript Unit Testing with Jest
The Wikipedia page for unit testing states that unit testing is "a software testing method by which individual units of source code, sets of one or more computer program modules together with associated control data, usage procedures, and operating procedures, are tested to determine whether they are fit for use". What does that mean in english ? It means that each function is one unit, and unit…
Where have I been ?
Hello there, you might be wondering why I haven't been active recently. Well, a couple of things. First off, I had been working on revamping toastedbuns.co.uk, which is the website for a podcast show that I now regularly do with my good friend Peter (I would put a link to twitter or something except he is off of all social media now). I implemented the website using Gatsby (see more on this in…
Flow - Book Review
Flow is a brilliant book on how to achieve happiness through focus and imersion in everyday life. By dedicating our full mental capacities to what ever we are doing in that moment, we enter a state of FLOW which both enhances our productivity and improves our mental well being, pick up this book when you get the chance, it's great.