Hi 👋, I'm Fordi Malanda

Computer Engineering • Open Source Developer • Backend Engineer

Building databases, servers and developer tools from DR Congo 🇨🇩

I am a Computer Engineer with a strong passion for low-level software engineering, backend systems, and developer tools.

My main interests include:

• Database Engines
• HTTP Servers
• Distributed Systems
• Networking
• Compilers
• Operating Systems
• Open Source Software

Rather than only building applications, I enjoy creating the technologies that applications rely on.

• Building KivaDB, a lightweight high-performance NoSQL database engine.
• Developing LITH HTTP Server in C.
• Maintaining Next Advanced Sitemap.
• Learning distributed systems and operating system internals.
• Contributing to open-source software.

Lightweight, high-performance NoSQL Key-Value database engine built with a hybrid C/C++ architecture.

Modern lightweight HTTP server written from scratch in C.

Advanced sitemap generator for Next.js applications.

• Performance first
• Clean architecture
• Maintainable code
• Simplicity over complexity
• Open-source mindset
• Continuous learning

Note: The snake animation will appear after we configure GitHub Actions.

Database Engine         ████████████████████ 95%

HTTP Server             ██████████████████░░ 90%

Next.js Ecosystem       ████████████████░░░░ 80%

Distributed Systems     ████████████░░░░░░░░ 60%

Compiler Design         ██████████░░░░░░░░░░ 50%

I believe software should be built to solve real problems.

I enjoy creating open-source projects that help developers build faster, learn more, and understand how software works internally.

Current projects include:

• KivaDB
• LITH HTTP Server
• Next Advanced Sitemap
• Phive

More projects are coming soon.

Operating System: Ubuntu Linux / Windows 11

Editor: Visual Studio Code

Languages:
  - C
  - C++
  - Java
  - Python
  - TypeScript
  - Go

Frameworks:
  - Next.js
  - Flutter
  - Django
  - Node.js

Databases:
  - KivaDB
  - PostgreSQL
  - MySQL
  - MongoDB
  - Redis

Version Control:
  - Git
  - GitHub

• Release KivaDB v3
• Release LITH HTTP Server v1
• Publish more open-source libraries
• Learn Rust
• Learn Kubernetes
• Contribute to major open-source projects
• Build software used by thousands of developers

"I don't just build applications. I build the technology that applications depend on."

• Operating System Internals
• Distributed Databases
• Network Programming
• Compiler Construction
• Kubernetes
• Cloud Native Systems

while (alive)
{
    Learn();

    Build();

    Improve();

    Share();

    Repeat();
}

Idea

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Research

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Design

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Prototype

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Develop

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Test

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Optimize

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Open Source

Name        : Fordi Malanda
Location    : Kinshasa, DR Congo
Occupation  : Computer Engineering

Speciality  : Backend Engineering

Focus       : Databases
              HTTP Servers
              Developer Tools
              Open Source

Favorite Languages

✔ C
✔ C++
✔ TypeScript
✔ Python

Current Mission

Building infrastructure software that developers enjoy using.

• I enjoy building software from scratch.
• I like understanding how things work internally.
• I prefer performance over unnecessary abstraction.
• I believe open source accelerates innovation.
• I enjoy solving challenging engineering problems.

                    Software Engineering

                            │

      ┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐

      │                     │                     │

  Databases            Networking          Developer Tools

      │                     │                     │

      │                     │                     │

   KivaDB               LITH HTTP           Next Advanced Sitemap

      │

Distributed Systems

class Developer
{
public:

    void Build()
    {
        WriteCleanCode();
        SolveRealProblems();
        ShareKnowledge();
        KeepLearning();
    }
};

• Reading about distributed systems

• Learning software architecture

• Researching database internals

• Exploring networking protocols

• Artificial Intelligence

Build software that lasts.

Build software that matters.