My README

Professional Bio

tl;dr

I’m a JavaScript and Python web developer with experience in Django and React. I’m a freelance and I can build full products from the ground up.

The full story

I’m a full-stack web developer. After working for years for different web agencies now I’m a freelance. I enjoy creating digital products from the ground up, by creating designs, writing code, and coordinating teams.

In 2022 I started doing project management, marketing, and strategy in order to create digital products from the ground up.

My driving lights are UX and performance. The applications I deliver must be usable and run fast.

Pythonista at heart, but I’m sure I spent more time on JavaScript. Usually, I mix them by using Django and React. I’m a fan of the htmx approach.

Here is a list of the four technologies that changed my life.

Django

On this website

From my first job, I fell in love with Django. It is my default choice to build full-stack applications or provide APIs.

It made me discover the world of Python and its community. I have been helping at the PyconIT event and Django Girls Italy for years.

It is the technology that I have been carrying with me for several years and I hardly see it as replaceable. Python is making giant leaps in terms of performance and resources. Rust is giving a huge boost and I am convinced that in the next few years, Python will be a good place where to stay.

React

A long time ago I couldn’t enjoy Angular 1. When I heard about React I tried it right away and I loved it.

It was just a small library but that was its advantage. The fact that to use it it was necessary to know how to use JavaScript well and not 1000 custom properties were decisive for me.

Precisely this minimalist nature made it emerge as one of the technologies that changed the world of web development (and not only, right React Native?).

Much of its success, however, is due to Redux and a wonderful—albeit complex—management of the state.

TailwindCSS

What can be said about this library? Exactly what I needed. By now I felt the need to find alternatives to the tedious Bootstrap (which I used practically only for the grid and the CSS reset). At first, I was a little skeptical of Tailwind and thought massing many classes was not a good idea.

After trying it seriously, I immediately changed my mind.

I can develop interfaces at an incredible speed compared to all the tools I used before. Especially considering it allows for incredible flexibility.

HTMX

The newcomer. I have been using it for a few months, reducing the development time of low/medium interactivity applications by a lot.

It removes the need to create APIs and takes full advantage of Django’s potential by gradually replacing only the necessary interface pieces.

Other technologies

AlpineJS • Koa • Lit • Flask • WordPress • Gatsby • Pelican

I’m watching with interest:

Remix • Fresh • Deno • Prisma • Robyn • Bun • Lua

Working career

Self-employed (mainly Fortressa)

Since April 2022
Full-stack web developer, project manager, marketing, strategy

Projects:

• Fortressa https://fortressa.com/
• Hirebud https://hirebud.com/
• Fōkasu https://fokasu.app/

Belka

May 2017 – April 2022
Full-stack web developer, some project manager tasks
https://belkadigital.com/

Codemaster Course

October 2020 – December 2020
Teacher
https://talentgarden.org/innovation-school/online/codemaster/

Hg blu

March 2015 - May 2017
Full-stack web developer
https://hgblu.com/

Sirio Film

August 2014 - March 2015
Full-stack web developer
https://www.siriofilm.com/

Communities

Speck&Tech

December 2018 - Present
Organizer
https://speckand.tech/

Python Italia

2016 - Present
Handyman
https://www.python.it/

Django Girls

September 2017 - Present
Coach
https://djangogirls.org/

Personal Bio

I live in Italy, more specifically in the north, between the mountains. While I drink some tea 🍵 I enjoy reading fantasy and non-fiction books. Besides reading, I also code for fun 🧑‍💻 and climb 🧗 a lot.

I’m part of some associations. I believe being in an association is the most effective and fun way to help improve the world.

Talking about food, I like pizza 🍕, pork ribs 🍖, milk + cookies 🥛🍪 and of course tea 🍵.

I want to play more TTRPGs but time is what it is.

My dream is to write and publish a fantasy book 📖. Nothing fancy, I imagine it as one of those cheap books you can find in every bookshop.

To go deeper into who I am, there are other categories ⬇️

Music

Read about it on the Music page.

Hobbies

Read about it on the Hobbies page.