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icemelt8

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About icemelt8

currently working on https://wetarseel.ai

Experienced Frontend Engineering Manager with a strong foundation in TypeScript and JavaScript and deep expertise in frameworks like Next.js, Remix, and React.js. I specialize in leading teams, mentoring developers, and driving the delivery of scalable, user-focused web applications that deliver real business value.

Current Interests: - AI development with Machine learning and local MCP servers. - Crypto and Blockchain development on the Solana chain and Ethereum Dapps.

I have a proven track record of success in: • Hiring and building high-performing engineering teams. • Mentoring and empowering individuals to achieve their career goals. • Effectively communicating with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives. • Delivering high-impact projects, including the largest property classified portal, the 3rd largest car rental app in KSA, and the largest B2B travel portal in the GCC.

Additionally, I am the founder of a marketing startup, combining technical and entrepreneurial expertise to deliver innovative solutions.

I thrive on creating value, scaling teams, and launching products that make a meaningful impact on millions of users across the GCC region.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48902111

    fun fact: Bunny CDN provides a privacy first mirror to all google fonts https://bunny.net/fonts/

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    Comment #48608683

    what a beautiful article, thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

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    Comment #48407317

    This is the story with most frontend developers, they are not usually from a typical computer science background.

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    Comment #48190470

    Cursor 3 is a complete rewrite, its no longer a fork.

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    Comment #46986387

    What an amazing piece of information in a thread about a game engine, thanks for sharing this.

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    Comment #46824940

    We built Wetarseel with a focus on keeping the "mental overhead" of infrastructure as low as possible. The Hardware: > We’re using a single Hetzner VPS (8 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 200GB NVM…

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    Show HN: Running our stack on a $25 Hetzner node with Coolify and SQLite

    We recently moved the infrastructure for Wetarseel away from complex cloud setups to a single "big" server. The goal was to reduce both the monthly bill and the "mental tax" of man…

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    Comment #46412148

    The most shocking thing in this article is learning about the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine I didn't know about it, what an unnecessary loss of life in a moder…

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    Comment #46180437

    > I’m typing this blog on a HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14. Question to HP, who names this crap? Why do these companies insist on having the most confusing product lineups and names. The re…

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    Comment #46094751

    Even if one game doesn't work on this (there are many) and works on Windows, why shouldn't I just use Windows?

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    Comment #46080752

    Thanks this is very helpful, can you please look at the code more, specially around inserts and reads why its so slow? I am a lowly frontend developer who got into the SQLite hype …

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    Comment #46077776

    check the benchmarks here https://trailbase.io/reference/benchmarks/ its clear thats a lot of overhead on top of sqlite

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    Comment #46077474

    Beware of pocketbase! I am running my startup wetarseel.ai. You'll be badly locked into one instance with one sqlite file, plus its queries are not mapping to SQL, try a bulk delet…

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    Comment #46032931

    very good, but no thanks, I'd rather use the state of the art M series mac chips with polished MacOS

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    Comment #45925602

    but games are a niche, nobody in my circle or extended circle plays video games.

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    Comment #45921840

    how did you do NSFW?

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    Comment #45809258

    I grew up learning Flash and started my love for programming due to ActionScript 2 then 3, is there anything like this today I am looking for something for my 10 year old daughter.…

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    Comment #45769411

    not at all, Shadcn has been a game changer for all young, bootstrapped and individual developers. Who now have a professional looking UI available for free and easy to use. There a…

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    Comment #45707114

    default UI of the internet

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    Comment #45693535

    We use this for our flow builder in https://wetarseel.ai

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    Comment #45673712

    Once again people will find out that no software should be free.

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    Comment #45520865

    Or just use windows :)