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CollinsIkiara/README.md

Hi 👋, I'm Collins Ikiara

Backend Developer • Python • Django • REST APIs

Building scalable backend systems, exploring system design, and continuously learning modern technologies.


💼 About Me

class CollinsIkiara:

    role = "Backend Developer"

    location = "Kenya 🇰🇪"

    interests = [
        "Backend Engineering",
        "REST APIs",
        "System Design",
        "Software Architecture",
        "Modern Frameworks"
    ]

    currently_learning = [
        "Vue.js",
        "Docker",
        "Kubernetes",
        "System Design"
    ]

    fun_fact = "Former Electrical Engineer ⚡"

🎯 Current Focus

  • 🔨 Building scalable backend applications
  • 🏛️ Studying System Design and Software Architecture
  • ⚙️ Writing clean, maintainable APIs
  • 🌱 Learning modern frameworks and technologies
  • 🤝 Contributing to collaborative software projects

🛠️ Tech Stack

Languages

Backend

Frontend

Dev Tools

🔥 GitHub Streak

📚 Currently Learning

  • 🏛️ System Design
  • 🧩 Software Architecture
  • 🎨 Vue.js
  • 🐳 Docker
  • ☸️ Kubernetes

☕ Beyond Coding

  • ⚡ Former Electrical Engineer
  • 📖 Enjoy learning Software Architecture & System Design
  • 🌱 Always exploring modern frameworks and technologies
  • 🤝 Believe that the best software is built collaboratively

🤝 Let's Connect

💬 Favorite Quote

"Code is read far more often than it is written." — Guido van Rossum

⭐️ Thanks for visiting my profile!

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  1. Portfolio Portfolio Public

    My portfolio website showcasing my work and skills.

    JavaScript

  2. PyShop PyShop Public

    A simple ecommerce website for displaying available fruit produce with their prices, built using the Django framework.

    Python

  3. Building-RESTful-APIs-with-Node.js-and-Express Building-RESTful-APIs-with-Node.js-and-Express Public

    A JavaScript personal project I did through LinkedIn Learning

    JavaScript

  4. Node.js-Securing-RESTful-APIs Node.js-Securing-RESTful-APIs Public

    A JavaScript personal project I did through LinkedIn Learning for securing endpoints I created through implementation of Authentication and use of JWT tokens.

    JavaScript

  5. Omdena-Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-Maize-Agricultural-Yield-in-Kenya Omdena-Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-Maize-Agricultural-Yield-in-Kenya Public

    Forked from lintosunny/Omdena-Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-Maize-Agricultural-Yield-in-Kenya

    A collaborative Machine Learning project I did with other collaborators, investigating the impact of climate change on maize yield in Kenya, using time-series analysis.

    Jupyter Notebook

  6. World-Layoffs World-Layoffs Public

    A MySQL project I did analyzing companies all over the world that laid off workers between the periods 2020-2023

    Jupyter Notebook