Rui Almeida

I solve problems. If the solution is an off-the-shelf plugin, great. If I have to learn a new programming language over the weekend to fix it, also great. If the solution involves "blockchain" or "web3", I will politely ask you to touch grass.

Because "clever" code breaks at 3 AM, and I value my sleep. I write code that is easy to read, easy to debug, and easy for the next developer to understand. If it requires a 10-minute explanation, it's too complex.

It ships products. While others are debugging their webpack configurations or rewriting their frontend for the third time this year, I've already deployed the feature, emailed the invoice, and gone to the pub. I prefer stability and speed over hype.

PHPStorm for everything web-related, and PyCharm for anything Python. They aren't just editors; they are full IDEs that understand the entire codebase. For iOS, I use Xcode (obviously).

It's never the API; it's the politics. Integrating two systems usually means exposing that the humans using them were working off different assumptions. My job is often 20% coding and 80% acting as a diplomat between departments.

I ask the AI tool to make it "very pretty please!!!!!!!"

maybe, but i will complain the entire time!!

Yes.

Because I wanted to finish the project this year.