<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ahmad Farzan — Blog</title><description>Articles on commerce systems, engineering teams and mentoring developers.</description><link>https://farzanahmad.com/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Fast, and fast under load, are different claims</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/fast-and-fast-under-load-are-different-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/fast-and-fast-under-load-are-different-claims/</guid><description>A Lighthouse score is one user on an empty site. The number that matters is what checkout does in your busiest hour, and most teams never measure it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Performance</category><category>E-commerce</category><category>Load testing</category></item><item><title>The Evolution of E-Commerce</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/the-evolution-of-e-commerce-past-present-and-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/the-evolution-of-e-commerce-past-present-and-future/</guid><description>I have built online shops since 2012. Where e-commerce came from, where it stands, and where it is heading.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>E-commerce</category></item><item><title>Setting and Achieving SMART Goals</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-setting-and-achieving-smart-goals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-setting-and-achieving-smart-goals/</guid><description>Most career goals are wishes. This is how I use the SMART framing in one-to-ones to turn them into plans.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>SMART Goals</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Personal Development</category><category>Professional Development</category></item><item><title>Creating a Mentorship Programme for Junior Developers</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/creating-a-mentorship-program-for-junior-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/creating-a-mentorship-program-for-junior-developers/</guid><description>How I set up mentoring for junior developers, from choosing the mentors to knowing whether any of it worked.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mentorship</category><category>Junior Developers</category></item><item><title>How to Provide Constructive Feedback to New Developers</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/how-to-provide-constructive-feedback-to-new-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/how-to-provide-constructive-feedback-to-new-developers/</guid><description>The feedback rules I hold myself to with new developers, learned leading backend teams in Bahrain and Dubai.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mentoring</category><category>Software Development</category></item><item><title>Key Tips to Mentoring New Developers to Success</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/key-tips-to-mentoring-new-developers-to-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/key-tips-to-mentoring-new-developers-to-success/</guid><description>What I have learned mentoring new developers, from the first agreement to the day they stop needing you.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mentoring</category><category>Software Development</category><category>Developer Training</category><category>Tech Leadership</category><category>Programming</category><category>Coding</category><category>Professional Development</category><category>Career Growth</category><category>Developer Skills</category><category>Mentorship Tips</category></item><item><title>Stimulate Your Brain with Sudoku</title><link>https://farzanahmad.com/blog/stimulate-your-brain-with-sudoku/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://farzanahmad.com/blog/stimulate-your-brain-with-sudoku/</guid><description>Why I rate sudoku as training for a working brain, and how to start without hating it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:49:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudoku</category><category>Brain Performance</category></item></channel></rss>