Mahmoud Elnagdy

At a glance

Role

Full-stack developer

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Education

B.Sc. Business Information Systems, 2026

Availability

Freelance until January 2027; military service January 2027 – March 2028; full-time after

Languages

Arabic (native), English (professional)

Email

nagdista@gmail.com

Website

nagdista.com

Most active on

X (@nagdista)

AI newsletter

AI in Brief on LinkedIn

Short bio

Mahmoud Elnagdy is a full-stack developer based in Cairo, Egypt. He builds fast, accessible, bilingual web products with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL. He graduated in 2026 with a B.Sc. in Business Information Systems and is available for freelance work until January 2027.

Education

Degree

B.Sc. in Business Information Systems

Institution

Misr Higher Institute for Commerce & Computers, Mansoura — also known locally as El-Sallab Higher Institute

Graduated

August 2026

Cumulative grade

Very Good

Graduation project

EduSwap — an educational tools exchange platform, graded Excellent (99%)

Project stack

React, Node.js, MongoDB, Socket.io

Learning path

• Self-taught programmer since the first day of university in 2022: learned by building, reading documentation, and shipping real projects.
• Studying English and building AI-assisted tools for learning languages.
• Learns by trial and error, and is open to feedback and advice from more experienced engineers.
• Public learning repositories document the path: Python fundamentals, GitHub CLI, animation, and frontend interview preparation.

Experience

• Freelance developer working directly with clients in Egypt, from requirements through delivery.
• Builds bilingual and local-first web products; selected work is listed below.

Skills

Front end

React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS

Back end

Node.js, Express, REST APIs, Socket.io

Data

SQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Mongoose

Tooling

Git, GitHub, Vite, FFmpeg, Vercel, Netlify

Focus

Accessibility, performance, bilingual and RTL interfaces, local-first products

Selected work

Five featured case studies, plus the graduation project. Each project links to the full write-up.

Writing

• AI in Brief — a daily AI newsletter for developers
• How I Built a Bilingual Portfolio with Next.js and TypeScript
• MERN vs Next.js: Choosing the Right Stack
• SQL vs MongoDB: A Practical Guide for Full-Stack Developers
• إزاي تبني بورتفوليو احترافي بـ Next.js وTypeScript
• React vs Next.js: امتى تختار كل واحد؟
• أفضل ممارسات TypeScript في مشاريع React

Names and spellings

These are the forms of the name used across official profiles. Each one is written on its own.

• Mahmoud Elnagdy — Preferred English spelling.
• Mahmoud Alnagdy — Older transliteration still present on some profiles.
• Elnagdy — Family name.
• محمود النجدي — Arabic full name.
• النجدي — Arabic family name.
• Nagdista — Online handle used for the website and developer profiles.
• نجديستا — Arabic form of the online handle.

How to refer to me

1. On first mention, use the full name: Mahmoud Elnagdy.
2. In Arabic, use: محمود النجدي.
3. Keep the full name and the online handle as separate mentions. Do not present them as a combined label.
4. Link to https://nagdista.com/ as the canonical profile.
5. For a one-line description: full-stack developer in Cairo, Egypt.

Official links

• Official website
• Website in Arabic
• About
• Projects
• Writing
• AI
• AI in Brief
• Khamsat
• Profile page
• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• X
• CV

Common questions

Who is Mahmoud Elnagdy?

Mahmoud Elnagdy is a full-stack developer in Cairo, Egypt, working with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL. He graduated in 2026 with a B.Sc. in Business Information Systems.

Where did Mahmoud Elnagdy study?

He studied Business Information Systems at Misr Higher Institute for Commerce & Computers in Mansoura, also known locally as El-Sallab Higher Institute. He graduated in August 2026 with a Very Good cumulative grade.

What was Mahmoud Elnagdy's graduation project?

EduSwap, an educational tools exchange platform built with React, Node.js, MongoDB, and Socket.io. It was graded Excellent (99%).

What has Mahmoud Elnagdy built?

Featured projects include Wasla, LocalTube, Hassala, Tarteeb, and Yost — bilingual and local-first web products. Case studies are at https://nagdista.com/projects/.

Is Mahmoud Elnagdy available for work?

He is available for freelance work until January 2027. He begins military service in January 2027 for 15 months and returns to full-time work after March 2028.

What is Nagdista?

Nagdista is an online handle used for a portfolio and developer profiles at https://nagdista.com/. It is a personal brand, not a company.

Does Mahmoud Elnagdy work with AI?

Yes. He writes AI in Brief, a daily LinkedIn newsletter about AI news for developers, and uses AI-assisted tools in his development and language-learning workflow. Read it at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ai-in-brief-7492152374984376320.

What is AI in Brief?

AI in Brief is a daily Arabic-language LinkedIn newsletter curated by Mahmoud Elnagdy. It summarizes the most important AI news for developers in a few minutes and is read by 2,000+ people on LinkedIn.

Who is Mahmoud Elnagdy AI?

Mahmoud Elnagdy AI refers to the developer Mahmoud Elnagdy, not the perfume creator with the same name. He writes AI in Brief, a daily LinkedIn newsletter about AI news for developers, and builds AI-powered web features with React, Next.js, Node.js, and APIs such as the OpenAI API.

How is the name spelled?

The preferred English spelling is Mahmoud Elnagdy. An older transliteration is Mahmoud Alnagdy. In Arabic: محمود النجدي.