Hi there, I'm Wisani -
Engineer, Maker and Aestheticist.
I hope to combine my passion for technology and values to make society a little more beautiful. I also like to write and help people understand all things money.
My work
Simfolio - Visualise the compound growth of your investment portfolio
Nimblr - Empowering agents to illustrate property financials to clients
Coronapp - a centralised repository for relevant and accurate information regarding the COVID-19 virus in South Africa
Virtual Marimba - An online virtual marimba for Marimba Jam
Divebook - A scuba diving logbook app to manage all your logs
Tribyst - Socialise more with everyday activities
Vooiced - a community of people talking about the things you care about
Muso - Support and connect with your musical friends, and get clearer access to their gig guide
Malakyt - Find reliable beauticians in your area.
Articles
Moving away from the "Silicon Valley" startup narrative in Africa
Transcending simulations of technology businesses from developed countries in emerging countries — the South African case.
Why wealth matters now more than ever
Most of us are elitist in one way or another. We favour some traits over others, often to a point where we detest the absence of the traits we rally for.
Understanding Javascript .reduce() and its use cases
In this article, we’ll explore how the JavaScript Array .reduce() method works, and some powerful use cases for it.
How to test your NGINX rewrite rules
If you’re maintaining a website with over 1000 pages, redirect changes are likely something you’re having to do often. Having simple tests on your updates could save you a lot of sweat!
About me
I'm a South African software engineer, maker and entrepreneur. I'm currently a Tech Lead at Allan Gray - Africa's largest privately owned investment management company.
I'm a self-taught software engineer with a keen interest in startups and product design. I value simplicity, beauty and truth.
I studied and graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from UCT. It turns out that one of the best ways to discover what you love is to do what you really don't like.
During my time at UCT, I co-founded a dev agency that helped startups go from zero to one. Conversely, the only subject of zero-to-one'ing was my dev ability. One of my proudest failures.
I now spend most of my time coding; whether its for work, side projects or freelance. When I'm not building, I'm reminding my friends that we live in a society, or making commentary about capitalism (with which I have a love-hate relationship).