Professor Azat Mardan is a founder and prolific technologist based in San Francisco with 12 years building full‑stack web systems and developer education. A Microsoft MVP, ex‑Google engineer, and author of 20 technical books, he blends practical Node.js and React expertise with a strong penchant for clear developer tooling and learning (founder of Node University). His open source work spans front‑end React integrations and back‑end Node/Express projects—including widely used companion code for books like React Quickly and Practical Node.js—demonstrating an ability to both teach and implement production code. With an M.Sc. from HEC Paris and a track record of refining developer experiences (from MongoDB admin UIs to package/build tweaks), he excels at turning complex server and UI problems into accessible, well-documented solutions.
Practical Node.js, 1st and 2nd Editions [Apress] 📓
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Back-end Developer
Contributions:259 commits, 28 PRs, 224 pushes in 7 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Professor primarily focused on fixing typos and inconsistencies within the code. They also added node modules, likely related to dependencies and functionality used in the project, with specific changes shown within the `express` module and `handlebars` examples. The user appears to be making adjustments to various project components, including express routes and configurations, demonstrating their involvement in the project's back-end development. The commits reflect the user's efforts to refine and update existing code, contributing to the project's overall quality and functionality.
Contributions:186 commits, 18 PRs, 127 pushes in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Professor primarily worked on the `mongoui` project, a MongoDB admin UI server built with Node.js. Their commits indicate changes to the front-end and back-end. They refactored instructions and changed ports. They worked on both front-end and back-end integration, modifying the codebase to improve the UI and API interaction and integrating the code.
adminnode-jsnodejsmongodb-adminmongodb
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