Abdullah Khaled

How do I start a project with you?

Email [email protected] with the problem you are solving, your deadline, and any constraints you already know about. I reply personally and propose a short call. On that call we cover goals, users, existing systems and budget range. You then receive a written scope with deliverables, a timeline and a fixed price. Nothing is committed until you approve that document.

How much does a custom web application cost?

I do not publish hourly rates, because an hourly rate tells you nothing about what a system costs. I work in fixed-scope engagements: an agreed deliverable, an agreed timeline and an agreed price, so you carry none of the risk from my estimating. Cost depends on scope, integrations, and how much of an existing system has to be understood first. Send your requirements and you will get a quote to review.

How long does it take to build a custom web application?

It depends on scope, so I quote the timeline together with the scope instead of guessing on a call. Useful reference points: an architecture and codebase review runs about two weeks, and a build sprint that ships one working slice to production runs about four weeks. Larger platforms are delivered as a sequence of those sprints, each ending in a reviewable release.

Who owns the code and the intellectual property?

You do. The source code, the database design and every artefact produced during the engagement belong to you, and full intellectual property transfers to you on final payment. The work lives in your repository from the first commit, not mine. There are no licence fees, no hosting lock-in and no hidden dependency on me — the whole point is that another engineer can pick it up.

What happens after launch, and do you provide support and handover?

Every engagement ends with a handover, not a disappearance. You receive deployment and rollback runbooks, architecture notes explaining the decisions behind the build, and a walkthrough session with your team. After that you can keep me on a monthly arrangement for maintenance, code review and new features, or take it fully in-house. I started out as a full-stack instructor, so handover is written to be understood.