The person behind the posts

Hi, I’m Adnan.

I’m a VP of Technology, a software engineer, and someone who still loves figuring out how things work.

I build applications with the Microsoft technology stack and write about what I learn along the way—from the details of C# and .NET to the way teams build software together.

These days, Boston is home. Getting here has been a story of curiosity, a few leaps of faith, and people who made each place matter.

Adnan Rafiq
The personal part

A few places.
A lot of perspective.

From studying by lantern light in a village in Pakistan to building software in Boston. The places change. The curiosity stays.

Fields Outside My Home in Pakistan

Pakistan

01

I grew up in a small village in Pakistan and studied by the light of a laltein.

Lahore Minar-e-Pakistan Picture

Lahore

02

University, my first software job, and the city where my friends live.

Dubai

Dubai

03

A job hunt became a chapter working at musafir.com and Ajman Municipality.

Boston

Boston

04

Building software, leading teams, and making a life with my wife and children.

Still figuring things out

Learning is better when it’s shared.

This site is where I put ideas into words: the technical details worth understanding, the tradeoffs worth considering, and the lessons that stick.