Izhar Ahmad is a computer science student and programmer with six years of hands-on experience building everything from micro-utilities to scalable backend applications, currently working as a Learning Coordinator and teaching assistant in Lahore. He focuses on networks, backend web development, automation, and game development, and is proficient in Python, JavaScript, C, and C++. Izhar has contributed meaningful back-end improvements to the widely used discord.py library, adding features and fixing core API and command behavior issues. He brings practical teaching experience—designing bootcamp curricula, creating assessments, and mentoring teenage students—that complements his engineering work and sharpens his ability to explain complex concepts. Based in Lahore, he blends academic study with active open-source involvement and a penchant for exploring new areas across the software stack.
6 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Lahore University of Management Sciences
Cambridge A Level Computer Science, Cambridge A Level Computer Science at Chenab College Jhang
Contributions:24 reviews, 18 commits, 23 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Izhar primarily contributed to the `discord.py` library by implementing new features and fixing bugs related to the Discord API. They made changes to core files like `discord/guild.py`, `discord/http.py`, `discord/appinfo.py` and `discord/ext/commands/bot.py`. These contributions included adding support for new features, fixing typos, and enhancing existing functionality. They also worked on the command structure of the library, addressing the documentation and command behavior.
Contributions:1 release, 145 commits, 9 PRs in 4 months
python-libraryapipythonasynciochat
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