Path 01
PHP Foundations to Production APIs
Core PHP, request lifecycle, validation, auth, API design, testing, and deployment patterns.
- Beginner to intermediate progression
- Portfolio-ready API project
- Code review checkpoints
Accra, Ghana • Software Engineer • Mentor • Writer
Build products, teach practical skills, mentor for real outcomes.
I'm Kwame Oteng Appiah-Nti, a software engineer in Accra building web products, teaching practical development skills, and mentoring people who want to grow through real work, not empty theory.
Mentor-led
Hands-on reviews, practical projects, and career-facing guidance.
Builder-first
Products, APIs, frameworks, and real operational workflows.
Writing & Resources
Books, essays, certificates, and useful materials drawn from the work.
Train & Mentor
Mentorship for developers who want practical growth and real shipping confidence
I work with developers through focused 1:1 sessions, guided project work, code reviews, and structured learning plans that lead to stronger skills and better output.
Path 02
Full-Stack Product Building
Plan, design, build, test, and ship real web products with clean workflows and release discipline.
- Project scoping & execution
- CI/CD and collaboration habits
- Documentation and launch readiness
Path 03
Framework Thinking & Architecture
Teach developers how to structure maintainable systems and make pragmatic engineering choices.
- Modules and boundaries
- Refactoring workshops
- Developer experience decisions
Active Work
Projects I'm building, refining, and teaching from
From production-ready APIs to framework tooling and teaching assets, this work reflects the kind of systems I like to build and the way I like to teach.
Live / Maintained
Case study + walkthrough
Mentor-led Learning Platform Template
A reusable product foundation for courses, cohort learning, progress tracking, and payment-ready onboarding flows.
PHP
API
Auth
Payments
Docs
Open project overview
Public demo coming soon
Building
Framework ecosystem
WebbyPHP Ecosystem Showcase
Starter kits, modules, examples, and docs I'm shaping to make WebbyPHP more practical for real products and teams.
WebbyPHP
Routing
CLI
DX
See framework notes
Public docs coming soon
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Production Pattern
API architecture
Mentorship API Reference Project
A teaching API used to explain auth, validation, versioning, docs, testing, and maintainable structure.
REST
JWT
Swagger
Testing
Read the API overview
Reference repo coming soon
Weekly build-in-public series
Idea → scope → build → test → deploy
In Progress
Learning series
Build-in-Public Mentorship Series
A cohort-friendly training series that teaches developers to ship real projects on a weekly cadence.
Mentoring
Code Review
DevOps
Launch
What I Use
The tools I rely on to build, ship, and teach
This is the stack I keep coming back to across backend engineering, product development, developer tooling, and AI-assisted research workflows.
Core Build Stack
PHP
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
MySQL
SQLite
REST APIs
Auth
Validation
Frameworks & DX
WebbyPHP
CodeIgniter
Tailwind CSS
HTMX
Alpine.js
Laravel
Pest
Shipping & Operations
Git/GitHub
Docker
CI/CD
VPS Hosting
Monitoring
Documentation
AI & Research Workflows
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
Prompt design
Research synthesis
Developer tooling
Credibility & Proof
Certificates that reflect how I keep learning
I take continuous learning seriously. These recent certificates show the areas I keep sharpening through formal study and self-directed growth.
LinkedIn Learning
Course completion
Building PHP Applications with Generative AI
Applied training around PHP workflows and the practical use of generative AI inside application development.
PHP
Generative AI
Web Development
Open certificate details
LinkedIn Learning
Course completion
ChatGPT Search: Conversational, Real-Time Research
Focused on research workflows, faster fact-finding, and using AI tools to support live exploration and synthesis.
Research
AI Search
Productivity
Open certificate details
LinkedIn Learning
Course completion
Generative AI vs Traditional AI
A comparative look at classical AI approaches and the newer generative workflows shaping current products.
AI Fundamentals
Generative AI
Systems Thinking
Open certificate details
Bookshelf
Books I've written and the ideas I'm still shaping
The books here come out of real projects, real teaching, and the questions I keep returning to as a builder and mentor.
Published
AI Demystified
Plain-English AI for builders, students, and curious professionals.
Open book details
Musings
Essays, notes, and practical lessons from building and teaching
Thoughts on engineering, learning, discipline, product work, and the lessons that come from building in public.
Featured Essay
Teaching developers to think in systems, not tutorial fragments
Why project-based mentorship compounds faster than isolated lessons, and how to design learning for confidence and independence.
Engineering
Pragmatic API versioning for small teams
What matters early, what can wait, and how to avoid overengineering the first public API.
Creator Notes
Balancing framework building, product work, and writing
An operating rhythm for moving multiple long-term projects without losing consistency.
Social-Only Page
One simple page for links, updates, and the best way to reach me
If you want the quickest route to my current work, social profiles, books, and mentorship links, start there.
Let’s Build & Learn
Let’s work on something useful together
I work with developers, teams, founders, and learners who want practical guidance, better systems, and momentum they can sustain.
For mentorship, collaborations, speaking, or project support, send a message and I’ll reply with the best next step.
