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adnanc

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I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion - https://ayahbyayah.com

adnanchughtai [at] gmail [dot] com

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adnanc··on Gaza toddler returned with alleged torture wounds after Israeli detention
Nothing shocks anymore

With all this brutality and dehumanisation, no wonder the IDF are seeing the highest rates of PTSD and suicide.

adnanc··on ZType – Typing Game
The irony in the typo of the submission for a typing game :-)
adnanc··on Show HN: An app to create asynchronous micro podcasts
Nice, I have been working on something similar and really nice to see how you have approached the UI.

My approach was to focus on the tuition market with the voice comments for feedback from the tutor.

Always impressed seeing ideas come to market.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2023)
SEEKING WORK | Birmingham, UK | Remote

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, C#, .NET, Xamarin, MAUI

Contact details on profile.

Senior software engineer with a range of experience from the last seventeen years across a number of different domains. I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2023)
Location: Birmingham, UK Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, C#, .NET, Xamarin, SQL

CV: available by email.

Contact details on profile.

Senior software engineer with a range of experience from the last seventeen years across a number of different domains. I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2023)
Location: Birmingham, UK

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, C#, .NET, Xamarin, SQL

CV: available by email.

Contact details on profile.

Senior software engineer with a range of experience from the last seventeen years across a number of different domains. I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

CV available upon request.

adnanc··on Sinead O’Connor has died
Announcing her conversion, she said, "This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant."
adnanc··on Sketch.systems
Love the clean design and the focus on not just the happy path

The URL in the Wayne’s Formally specifying UI blog post link isn't resolving, should be https://www.hillelwayne.com/formally-specifying-uis/

adnanc··on Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?
I made an iOS app which I use to control the Bontrager Flare and ION bike lights via Bluetooth LE.

It turns on/off the lights, changes the mode and also shows the battery status

adnanc··on Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
Nice work, love how you use youtube for the recordings.
adnanc··on Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
Really impressive work, love the runner app and looking forward to going through the code.

I had an idea for using a 3 button keybow for use with the Zwift app for navigation/power-up features.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
Really appreciate the kind comments, thank you.

Ayah means verse in Arabic but can also mean a miracle. For Muslims every Ayah is an Ayah. There are 6236 such Ayat in the Qur'an.

In the last four months since turning 41, I've restarted my memorisation of the Qur'an and have just completed finishing the longest chapter this morning, all 49 pages of it.

The timeless nature of the Qur'an is such that it speaks to you directly, it challenges you to pause and reflect.

I finished memorising this verse this morning

"God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear: each gains whatever good it has done, and suffers its bad- ‘ Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes. Lord, do not burden us as You burdened those before us. Lord, do not burden us with more than we have strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelievers.’"

https://quran.com/2/286

A humble request is open up Ayah By Ayah or any other Qur'an app or website at a 'random' place and see what you are shown.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
Ayah By Ayah: https://ayahbyayah.com

An iOS app which I originally released in 2012 as a simple app for listening to the recitation of a single Ayat (verse) of the Qur'an.

I've been performing intermittent upgrades over the years as I wanted to retain its simplicity and ease of use.

It's not much but its nice to have complete autonomy over something.

adnanc··on Gore-TEX, a lightweight, waterproof fabric made from the expanded form of PTFE
Having used a number of Gore-Tex products over the last 20 years, the breathability does suffer after some time.

For cycling, I’ve been using the Rapha Shadow range [0] which has been brilliant. It is on the expensive side but definitely worth it.

[0] https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/stories/shadow-revolution

adnanc··on The case for building something wonderful alone
I've been working on https://ayahbyayah.com alone for the last ten years and would have it no other way.

Something which you have complete ownership of from conception to completion.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Are you using .NET to write cross-platform desktop or mobile apps?
I initially developed an iOS app (https://ayahbyayah.com) using Objective-C in 2012 (10 years on the AppStore next month)

Re-developed in Xamarin.iOS in 2016 which has been a solid decision due to the productivity gains I get from C# and Visual Studio tooling.

Xamarin.Forms works well for line of business apps and the performance with iOS was fine, however encountered a number of Android performance issues which is simply due to the nature of the framework.

adnanc··on How to learn hard things in tech
Incredibly impressive work
adnanc··on Ask HN: How do you keep marching?
Oops, how embarrassing.

Thanks for the heads-up, fixed.

adnanc··on Ask HN: How do you keep marching?
Having worked on my side project https://ayahbyayah.com for the last 10 years, (10 year anniversary on the AppStore next month) my biggest take-aways are

1. Consistency instead of Intensity - steady progress in small chunks help instead of all-nighters which lead to burn out

2. Fall in love with the process - ignore the outcome and keep working on your steps instead, it stops the worry about what's going to happen in the future

3. Ship an initial version before talking about it - talking about a project before you've released something makes you think that you've already achieved it.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2022)
SEEKING WORK | UK | Remote I'm a fullstack C#, .NET and Xamarin certified mobile professional developer with a range of experience from the last sixteen years across a number of different domains.

I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

CV available upon request.

Location: Birmingham, UK

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: C#, .NET, Xamarin, SQL

CV: available by email.

Contact details on profile.

adnanc··on The Hajj Trail: historical simulation of the hajj journey
This is wonderful and incredibly insightful.

My grandfather undertook months long journey to perform Hajj in the 1960's, travelling by so many different means. Carrying dried fruit, bread and meat with them, it truly was a once in a lifetime trip.

Having performed the Hajj in 2014, there is a sense of nostalgia for what it was but equally the practically of accommodating millions of pilgrims from across the world has led to a number of changes.

In University I developed a simulation and model of crowd evacuation based on certain rites of the Hajj. Something which was previously not an issue.

adnanc··on Show HN: Ants Sandbox - an ants simulator
Brings back memories of my final year dissertation at University nearly 20 years ago, "An emergent model of an Ant colony" (in VRML and Javascript).

Incredibly fascinating and great to see this.

adnanc··on Show HN: 3D live tracking two climbers attempting a Sierra Nevada record
Excellent, look forward to it.

That means I’ll have to do all my cycling in the Sierra Nevada region ;-)

adnanc··on Show HN: 3D live tracking two climbers attempting a Sierra Nevada record
Awesome, this is amazing and really presents the information in such an innovative way.

I know relive.cc tried something similar with just a video playback before being shutdown by Strava.

Would you consider opening this as a platform for others to post their Strava activities?

adnanc··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2022)
SEEKING WORK | UK | Remote | 15-20 Hrs/Week

I'm a fullstack C#, .NET and Xamarin certified mobile professional developer with a range of experience from the last sixteen years across a number of different domains.

I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

CV available upon request.

Contact details on profile.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2022)
SEEKING WORK | UK | Remote

I'm a fullstack C#, .NET and Xamarin certified mobile professional developer with a range of experience from the last sixteen years across a number of different domains.

I released my first app to the Apple app store in 2012 from conception to completion.

An ideal project would be to work on an MVP, Prototype or Proof of Concept mobile app and deliver it to your phone via TestFlight within a month.

CV available upon request.

Location: Birmingham, UK

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: C#, .NET, Xamarin, SQL

CV: available by email.

Contact details on profile.

adnanc··on Show HN: Recut automatically removes silence from videos – built with Tauri
Super impressed with the launch, really well executed.

I can relate to part of your journey, I developed an iOS app in 2012, learnt just enough Objective-C to develop it.

The post popular request had been for an Android version, I redeveloped it using Xamarin a few years ago and have been very impressed with how close to the 'metal' you can get.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
I've been working on https://ayahbyayah.com an iOS app which I originally released in 2012 as a simple app for listening to the recitation of a single Ayat (verse) of the Qur'an.

It'll be the 10th year on the App Store in September, I need to spend more time on marketing instead of building.

adnanc··on Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
I've been working on https://ayahbyayah.com an iOS app which I originally released in 2012 as a simple app for listening to the recitation of a single Ayat (verse) of the Qur'an.

I've been performing intermittent upgrades over the years as I wanted to retain the simplicity, ease of use with a focus on providing the most accurate and clearest Ayat text in any app.

The latest update has incorporated word by word audio timings and advanced play back controls for a completely hands-free operation, even serves as a teleprompter for the Qur'an.

adnanc··on Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
I've been building iOS apps as a solo builder for nine years and definitely agree that it gets lonely, both in the development of it and then waiting for users to stumble across it.

Maybe its time to focus on marketing and product fit ;-)

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