Shmuel Fogel is a Full Stack Developer with nine years of experience, currently building backend and database features at Appwrite from Raanana, Israel. He focuses on practical, reliable server-side work—recently contributing to Appwrite by evolving database schemas, adding userInternalId fields, indexes, and corresponding API controller updates to strengthen authentication and membership handling. Comfortable across the full stack, he pairs backend engineering with database design to deliver secure, maintainable systems. An active contributor to a prominent open-source backend project, he brings hands-on experience turning complex data-model changes into production-ready APIs.
Contributions:301 reviews, 183 commits, 85 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Shmuel primarily focused on modifying the database schema and implementing related API changes. This involved adding new attributes such as `userInternalId` to various database tables (sessions, tokens, and memberships) and creating corresponding indexes. Furthermore, the user updated controllers (account and teams) to incorporate the new user ID attributes. The changes suggest enhancements to the user authentication and management system within the Appwrite backend.
Contributions:1 release, 14 reviews, 66 commits in 4 months
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