Angular Authoring hot topic (again)
Oh God, another day, another Angular DX argument about component authoring, is it?
What I ship
TypeScript, mostly. Angular and React on the front. Node on the back. Monorepos with Turborepo when I get a choice. Lately I've been in Rust for the bits that need to be fast, SurrealDB when the data model wants something less boring, and WTHN (Why The Hell Not). That's a web framework I'm building because the usual options keep getting in the way.
The hire story is simple: returning clients. Dubai/UAE was a linked chapter where the same people kept coming back. Etihad, Al Arabiya, BFit/FitLink, FAB, Tent and Bear / IBM iX. Repeat trust beats a nameless job title. Open source and select contracts around that.
Work and open source
2018 to Oct 2022
Dubai / UAE chapter
Returning clients. One linked Dubai/UAE chapter with Tent and Bear / IBM iX: Etihad Design Language System; Al Arabiya News UI, framework work, and training; BFit/FitLink for Dubai startups; FAB React-to-Angular PoC. Not a scattered gig list. The same people kept asking for more. That is the proof.
Mar 2025 to present
Current role
Clinical audit and reporting. TypeScript, WTHN, Rust, SurrealDB. Proper work, not slide decks.
May to Sep 2024
Tifo
Football analytics platform. Frontend graft.
nx-bun
NX executor for Bun. My one NX piece worth showing.
wthn
Why The Hell Not. Opinionated web framework. Still building it.
angular-material-rail-drawer
Navigation rail for Angular Material. People actually downloaded this.
stylelint-use-logical-spec
Stylelint plugin for CSS logical properties. Quietly useful.
Community work
I contribute to Predator Hunters UK. Safeguarding tools for community protection. Evidence gathering, case management, the unglamorous infrastructure that has to work when it matters.
Repos: ph-press, PH-bulwark, ph-database
I used to help out with the nxext GitHub org. These days I reach for Turborepo on monorepos. nx-bun is the NX showcase. That's it for NX.
Writing
Essays and technical rants on Medium. Angular hot takes, architecture arguments, DX opinions. Written like I mean it.
@lostdeveloper
"A developer with no clear road ahead"
Stop using Media queries for your Design language system
Since 1998, media queries have been the only tool that allows you to create a responsive website. It wasn't until the start of the last...
Angular Material Navigation drawer: Adding support mode = "Rail"
Since 2016, the Angular community has been shouting out for a mini variant for material design.
About
Single dad in Mansfield Woodhouse. Been building software for over a decade. Agencies first, then startups, now contracting and open source.
Short version: code rebel. Tooling that stops wasting developers' time, performance you can measure, code that still makes sense six months later.
Kids kept safe matters. That is why the Predator Hunters work sits with me. Not branding.
How I work
I treat clients with respect and keep politics off the brief unless you ask. If that fits, email me.
Get in touch
Available for contract work with teams who want the same returning-client seriousness. Email, X, or LinkedIn. No Fiverr. No Freelancer.