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Hey, I'm Fahmi - a software engineer who's spent the last 7 years turning Go, Python, PHP, and TypeScript into systems that don't fall over. These days that means building at Loket.com, Indonesia's largest ticketing platform. I'm big on the nuts-and-bolts of system development, deployment, and orchestration, and lately I've been building Neovim plugins for fun. Newly minted dad, so my feature-shipping now comes with the occasional dad joke. Next stop: Principal Engineer, designing resilient systems and helping teams thrive. Want the full rundown? Check out my résumé.

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  1. The Right Tool for the Job: Fixing a Slow PHP Queue With a Small Go Program

    The Right Tool for the Job: Fixing a Slow PHP Queue With a Small Go Program

    A friend's PHP queue was crawling because PHP runs single-threaded. A small Go program to fan the work out cut the job down to 3 minutes. Here's what that taught me about picking tools.

    •Fahmi Aulia Rahman

  2. One VPS, One Dashboard: Consolidating a Friend's Almost 50 WordPress Sites

    One VPS, One Dashboard: Consolidating a Friend's Almost 50 WordPress Sites

    A friend was burning out maintaining ~50 client WordPress sites scattered across different hosts. Here's how we talked through consolidating them onto one VPS with a community panel and a Python worker that watches for compromised plugins and themes.

    •Fahmi Aulia Rahman

  3. How I Stay Productive While I Sleep

    How I Stay Productive While I Sleep

    How I use sleep, nightly handoffs, and overnight automation to keep work moving without burning myself out.

    •Fahmi Aulia Rahman

  4. Terminal-First Development: My Daily Workflow as a Software Engineer

    Terminal-First Development: My Daily Workflow as a Software Engineer

    How I use Ghostty, Fish, LazyVim, Yazi, LazyGit, btop, Herdr, and AI tools to build a mostly terminal-first software engineering workflow on macOS.

    •Fahmi Aulia Rahman

  5. From Zsh to Fish Shell: A Faster, Friendlier Terminal Experience

    From Zsh to Fish Shell: A Faster, Friendlier Terminal Experience

    Making the switch from Oh My Zsh to Fish Shell with Tide prompt for better performance and a cleaner setup

    •Fahmi Aulia Rahman

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