Meet Usman! An amazing family man and full-stack WordPress Developer. In this installment of Behind The Coding Usman talks to us about birds in Argentina, his favorite type of rock, and his career in a previous life.
Hi Usman! What are the last 3 things you Googled and why?
Hi Sajeel, the first thing I Googled was the hornero.
What is a hornero?
The hornero is the national bird of Argentina.
And why were you Googling about the national bird of Argentina? Are you planning on going?
I wish! Actually, Nicolas (Nicolas Milanowski, Computan’s Operations Manager) was telling me about it so I wanted to learn more about it.
Interesting! What do you think about the hornero?
It’s amazing —a beautiful bird.
What else did you Google?
I Googled office tables and chairs.
For your home office?
Yes exactly!
Did you find them?
I found the perfect chair, but still looking for the ideal table.
What else are you Googling?
iFrame content height using Javascript. Just a quick thing Google gave me the perfect result (thanks, Google!)
Who are 3 people you'd like to have dinner with at the same time and why?
3 people from 3 different walks of life.
Interesting! Who?
First would be Dwyane ‘The Rock' Johnson.
Do you like him as a wrestler or an actor?
Both!
Why would The Rock be at your dinner table?
I like him for his activeness, dedication, and motivation.
I see.
Yeah. He starts his day in the gym and maintains a really good routine.
Can’t argue with that! Who else?
My father. It’s been a year since he and I went out for dinner at a good place.
That’s a long-time Usman!
I work nights, so that means working through dinner. We eat together regularly, but just not at a restaurant.
Ok. So what world is the third guest from?
He’s from my time living in Karachi. Abdul Rauf.
What can you tell me about Abdul Rauf?
He was a friend in my neighborhood when I was a kid. We were in the same class for 15 years. Then I moved.
That’s too bad. Sounds like you guys were really close.
We were. I haven’t seen him since 2009, but we are in contact.
That’s not bad. Better than nothing! When was the last time you cried tears of laughter?
I don’t remember! I laugh all the time and have a lot of fun with life. But I don’t know, I don’t really ‘cry’ while laughing. Maybe it’s a genetic thing?
Maybe you haven’t heard the proper joke yet!
Yes maybe!
What do you love about Coding?
The mind never gets dull, and the mind keeps running. There is never a dull moment in coding! Nothing better in life than solving problems with code.
And when was the first time you saw a computer?
In 1996. I was living in Karachi I was 11, and we bought our first computer.
What can you tell me about it? What type of computer?
It was a PC, and I played the game, Dangerous Dave!
That is a classic game.
Most definitely!
What is something your teammates don't know about you?
They don’t know I am a networking engineer too.
Really!? I didn’t know that. Are you?
Yeah, for 3 years, I was a network engineer and worked on servers, devices, and internal networks.
Why did you switch?
I thought it would be good to do coding. So I got an internship at a software company.
So, after working for 3 years, you returned to the bottom of the career ladder as an intern?
Yes absolutely! I had to start from 0 again. And I did.
And you made it!
Yes, I did by the grace of God.
