Adrian Bece

Senior FrontEnd expert
Award-winning developer
Distinguished author

FrontEnd expert

With over 10 years of experience, I have developed a strong understanding of core web technologies, as well as key principles in SEO, UX, and performance. This has enabled me to become proficient in modern JavaScript frameworks and effectively use Firebase as a backend for more complex projects.

Award-winning developer

I thrive on putting my skills to the test, which is why I've participated in several hackathons. I've had the honor of winning grand prizes in three major competitions: the Twilio Hackathon 2019, the Egghead VSCode Hackathon 2020, and the Hashnode Xmas Hackathon 2020. Check out my projects to learn more about the stories behind these achievements.

Distinguished author

I am a regular contributor and guest author for renowned publications such as Smashing Magazine and CSS-Tricks. Additionally, I've contributed articles to LogRocket and DEV.to. I was honored to be recognized as a distinguished author on DEV in both 2019 and 2020.

Modern fluid typography editor

A web app created in Svelte for editing and keeping track of fluid typography values in web development projects. It took the internet by storm on launch day and was acknowledged and shared by many notable figures in the web development community. In the first week since launch, it reached over 8,000 visitors and garnered more than 100 starson GitHub.

Homebound

This hackathon project, which won the grand prize, was created using React, Firebase, and the Twilio API in just three weeks by a team of five. The project was particularly challenging not because of the tight deadline or the technology stack, but because I took on the dual role of both team lead and lead developer. Balancing these responsibilities while ensuring the project’s success pushed me to grow both technically and as a leader.

Adrian's music collection

I wanted to keep track of my music collection with detailed information for each album, so I created this simple Svelte app to do just that. It leverages the Discogs API to fetch album data, and each album page dynamically generates its metadata. This project also marked my first implementation of a light/dark theme switcher.

Magic painter

This is an award-winning project created for the Hashnode Christmas hackathon 2020. It was made in just a few days using React and the Canvas API. This hackathon was an opportunity for me to play around with new browser features, so I decided to go with the Canvas API and create an awesome painting app with a stunning rainbow brush.

All personal projects

“Adrian is a talented developer who really has a way of really connecting with his clients whilst maintaining professionality at all times. Although Adrian worked intermittently on our Zee & Co project, he always showed consideration and thought before completing any tasks, and always finished before the deadline was due. With fantastic communication and first-class understanding, I have no problem recommending Adrian and wish him the best of luck in the future.”

Joann Johnstone

Operations director at
Zee & Co Ltd

“Adrian was an amazing part of the PWA Studio product at Magento/Adobe starting in 2018. As one of the early developers, he helped shape key PWA experiences around search, navigation and other areas that were important for the project and team (…) His attention to detail from both a design and technical perspective was widely known and respected as one of the top contributors. Beyond his work, he was always open to feedback and his positive attitude helped bring other contributors in the process. There will always be a place for him in the Magento/Adobe community.”

Eric Erway

Group product manager at
Adobe / Adobe Commerce

“Adrian is one of the most complete frontend developer that I’ve been working with. When I say “complete”, that actually means that he is an expert on developing user interfaces together with the engineering part. Based on his knowledge, past experience and inner motivation to build something that is usable and accessible he will make sure that your product meets highest standards when it comes to the user experience.”

Danijel Vincijanovic

Technical team lead at
Contractbook

“I work with Adrian for nearly 8 months now. Adrian really knows his job he makes sure to give his best in anything that he does which proves his passion for coding and his innovative thinking. He indeed is a very pleasant guy and it was always a pleasure working with him. He did an excellent job and I can highly recommend Adrian, both for his technical skills and his commitment!”

Bhumi Kalaria

Product Owner at
Uptodate Ventures GmbH

“I’m so, so, so happy to have you writing for us, Adrian, you knowledge and passion and stubborness to get to the best techniques and understand things behind the scenes is incredible.

Would love to work even more often with you in the future — you are a Smashing star! ★”

Vitaly Friedman

Founder & Editor in Chief at
Smashing Magazine

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