why did i create this website?

I created this website for two reasons:

1. To have a nice organized collection of all my different hobbies (coding, art, math, making games, perhaps even gaming etc.)

2. To showcase my abilities. By creating a collection I want to be able to present it to other people (Not necessarily in a strictly professional way, which is why I am keeping a conversational, informal tone!). I aspire to build a name for myself one day, and potentially inspire others to follow.

why didn't I code it manually?

I believe many people would be curious as to why I did not code the front-end for this website myself while many people in Software Dev/Computing related fields choose that route. Here are my reasons:

Firstly, I really care a lot about the presentation, look, and feel of what I am putting up here. I do not want an entire section of my website to spontaneously break due to erroneous coding which would potentially take me even more time to debug on top of trying to do everything else throughout my day. Seeing things being placed in real time via UI is a lot more intuitive and simple to work with, though obviously using a hosting platform comes with its fair share of limitations. If I do ever need to code something for the sake of presentation, I can just as easily create embeds in a single page for that specific functionality.

Secondly, I need scalability. I have a very sizable volume of information that I have spread throughout this website. Manually coding and maintaining a codebase of that size would be rather cumbersome, especially with managing the orientation of a lot of on-screen elements.

The only downside I see is that I have no control over the hosting platform if it suffers any server wide issues or deprecates certain functionalities. Complete control over our own website is possibly the single biggest advantage of manually coding them. Perhaps I would consider it if I was to make my own personalized UI editor some day.

I see a lot of my peers manually coding their entire websites, and all power to them for that. But at the same time, their websites are typically more brief, and the UI ends up looking jumbled because of minor css errors. So that is really not my cup of tea personally.

Abdullah Sajid

here's A section for a more formal audience:

Honours Computer Engineering Student at University of Waterloo, ON, Canada. Diverse skillsets in different aspects of computer graphics, 3D modelling, game design, machine learning, software development and programming.

Education

University of Waterloo, ON, Canada

Honours Computer Engineering Co-op (Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Engineering) September 2023 – Present

Aitchison College, Lahore – Pakistan

Cambridge IGCSE (2021)

Cambridge GCE AS & A Level (2023) , Sep 2010 – Jun 2023

Professional Skills

• Animation

• 3D Modelling

• Graphic Design

• Programming

• Game Design

• Problem Solving

• Creativity

• Presentation

• Communication

Tools & Software

• Blender

• Unreal Engine 4/5

• Spline

• Unity

• VScode

• Visual Studio

• Postman

• Docker Desktop

• Github and Bitbucket

Programming Languages

• C/C++

• C#

• Python

• OSL/GLSL

• VHDL

• Git

Certifications

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System WHMIS 2015 - Issued by The University of Waterloo

• Microsoft Azure AZ-900 - Issued by Microsoft Corporation

• Microsoft Azure AI-900 - Issued by Microsoft Corporation

Work Experience

Software Developer Intern | Techlogix Pvt. Limited, Lahore, Pakistan September 2024 - Present

Working with a backend software development team to develop Web based applications and platforms for clients using ASP .NET Core 8.0 and C# 12.

Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate | University of Waterloo, ON, Canada (Remote) February – April 2024

Engaged with a team of fellow University of Waterloo students to create and pitch a prototype proposed solution using Microsoft's Azure and AI technologies.

3D Artist | Game District, Lahore, Pakistan, August 2023

Created character designs from scratch. Collaborated with senior artists to learn industry standard techniques such as re-topologizing models and creating animation rigs.

Designer | The Gamestorm Studios, Lahore, Pakistan, July – August 2022

Worked with mobile game developers to create an environment for a level to be used in a game project. Optimized assets using mobile game conventions and created a cinematic opening sequence for the level to make it interactive for the user.

Leadership Experience – Head of Event ACTECH

• Organized and led a team of 40+ students to host online high school event “ACTECH”

• Led the design team to create stunning cinematics and promotional material for the event.

• Led the finance team to regulate a budget of $1,000 for the event setup.

• The event featured various activities and trivia questions related to AI, Computer Science, Game Development, Programming, and Web Design

• Commissioned Custom 3D-printed trophies for winning teams selected from 50+ participants

Contact Me

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