Hello, I'mRida Kaddir
Software Engineer writing about development, architecture, and AI-assisted coding.
I build backend systems and developer platforms, and I'm the author of mockr — an open-source CLI for mocking REST and gRPC APIs. Here I write about the things I build and learn.
Latest Articles
mockr - How Frontend Teams Work Ahead of the Backend
How I Use opencode - Best Practices After Months of Daily Use

Testing with AI - Smarter Coverage, Faster Feedback

Building Dev Platforms in the AI Era - Challenges and Lessons Learned

Spec Kit - GitHub's Toolkit for Spec-Driven AI Development

Advanced AI Coding - Context Engineering and Spec-Driven Development

Vibe Coding - A Developer's Guide to AI-Assisted Development

Spring Boot Observability using OpenTelemetry, Tempo, and Loki
