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name: Rico Maulana
school: SMKN 26 Jakarta
coding_since: 2021
status: Always learning, always shipping
mindset: "Build first. Understand deeper. Repeat."
fun_fact: I think in systems, dream in endpoints, and debug in my sleep

I'm Rico Maulana, a fullstack developer who believes that technology is only as powerful as the person wielding it with intention.

I didn't start coding to follow a trend. I started because I wanted to understand how the digital world is actually built and more importantly, how to shape it. Since 2021, I've been obsessed with that question. Every project I touch, every line I write, is an attempt to answer it better than the day before.

My world lives at the intersection of web development and intelligent systems. I build things for the web clean, performant, scalable and I'm steadily moving toward a future where the apps I build don't just respond to users, but think alongside them.

I'm not chasing buzzwords. I'm chasing depth. Whether it's tracing how a Next.js server component hydrates on the client, understanding how n8n orchestrates a complex automation workflow, or figuring out how AI agents can be embedded into real products. I want to know the why behind the what.

My philosophy? Ship fast. Learn deeply. Build things that matter.

I code not just to create features, but to solve real problems for real people with tools that are elegant, efficient, and built to last.

learning_stack = {
    "framework":  ["Next.js", "Golang"],
    "automation": ["n8n (Workflow Automation)"],
    "ai_tools":   ["OpenClaw"],
    "focus":      "Building intelligent fullstack systems"
}

for topic, items in learning_stack.items():
    print(f"[→] {topic}: {', '.join(items) if isinstance(items, list) else items}")

I'm not learning these just to add them to a resume. Each one is a deliberate choice:

• Next.js — because modern web apps deserve both speed and structure, and I want to master the full server to client stack.
• Golang — because performance matters, and I want to build backends that scale without flinching under pressure.
• n8n — because automation is leverage, and connecting intelligent workflows is how I multiply the impact of every line I write.
• OpenClaw — because the future of software is AI-native, and I want to be building with it, not just using it.

The goal isn't just to be a developer who can code. It's to be an engineer who can architect intelligent systems from the UI layer down to the automated pipelines running beneath it.