About

Who am I?

Hi! My name is Abbas. I love learning and building tools that I would like to use. My favorite food is Mediterranean and Middle Eastern. I love the color blue, and I drink immense amounts of water, which is how I got my Aqua/Aquabbas nickname from friends in university.

As a kid, I used to hang out with my grandparents on their farm, which influenced my love for nature immensely. Besides nature, I love running, and gymnastic rings. I find joy in working with tools like NeoVim, and I’m really interested in exploring and learning about GNU/ Linux, servers, and other nerdy stuff.

Values

1. Knowledge and understanding > copy-paste solutions.
2. People, kindness, and autonomy > processes and ceremonies.
3. Quality work > quantity work.

Learning Journey

• 2024:
  • learned to use NeoVim as my main personal integrated environment
  • Transitioned to GNU/Linux as my main operating system
  • Focused on product development for property managers
• This year (2025):
  • Learning to use Laravel in a production environment
  • bare-metal self-hosting, and setting up a homelab using:
    • NixOS
    • k3s
    • Implementing GitOps using Flux
• Next year (2026):
  • I’m interested in learning a new language. Perhaps Elixir and Phoenix LiveView
  • I would also like to dip my toes into launching SaaS applications specialized in health/fitness (V1 will be mainly for me)

Essentially, I am interested in systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, simple to maintain, and that facilitate collaboration with other developers.

Tech Stack

Currently, I specialize mostly in back-end development, with a touch of front-end. Here are the tools I currently use:

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• Tech I use at Odevo:

  • Programming Languages:
    • PHP | TypeScript/JavaScript | HTML | CSS
  • Frameworks & Libraries:
    • Slim (PHP Framework) | Angular | TailwindCSS
  • Runtime Environments & Bundlers:
    • node.js
  • Databases:
    • MySQL
  • DevOps Tools:
    • Docker | Git | GitHub Actions
  • Operating Systems:
    • MacOS | Ubuntu Server

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• Other tech I use in my sideprojects:

  • Programming Languages:
    • Lua
  • Frameworks & Libraries:
    • Laravel | Astro | Three.js
  • Runtime Environments & Bundlers:
    • Vite
  • Databases:
    • PostgreSQL
  • DevOps Tools:
    • Vercel | Kubernetes (k3s) | Flux CD
  • Operating Systems:
    • Pop!_OS | NixOS

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Get in Touch

Feel free to say hi on LinkedIn, if you find me or what I write about interesting.