In the garage
2010 Nissan Tiida 1.8
- Type
- Japanese sedan
- Engine
- 1.8-litre petrol
- Colour
- Black, of course
My daily driver. Comfortable, honest and easy to look after, which is exactly what Kathmandu traffic asks for.
Prajal Bariya
- Front-end web developer
- Co-owner and coach, Mamba Fitness
- Automobile enthusiast
I build websites by hand in Kathmandu, train people at dawn, and spend what is left of the week around engines.
Code by day.
Iron at dawn.
I'm Prajal Bariya, a front-end developer with more than eleven years of turning designs into fast, responsive websites for clients around the world.
I studied electronics engineering, started my career in networking, and moved to the browser in 2014. I haven't left. Outside the editor I co-own Mamba Fitness in Buddhanagar, where I coach members through their training, I build browser games when an idea won't leave me alone, and I make videos for kids on my YouTube channel, KiddlyVerse.
Off the clock
- I play
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- Football
- Basketball
- Boxing
- On the stereo
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- 90s and 2000s rock
- Nu-metal
- Metal
- Rap
- Always up for
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- Adventures that make you work for it
- Cruiser motorcycles
- Anything with an engine
Front-end work
Eleven years.
250+ websites
built to the pixel.
I take a design from Figma, XD or a PSD and turn it into clean, responsive markup that holds up in every browser. Custom builds in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, or on the platform the client already runs.
See my code on GitHub-
Hand-coded
HTML5, CSS3 and SCSS, JavaScript (ES modules), jQuery
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Frameworks
Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, GSAP, Swiper, Fancybox, Lenis, AOS
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Platforms
WordPress, Elementor, Webflow, HubSpot
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The craft
Pixel-accurate markup, cross-browser testing, third-party integrations, performance and accessibility
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Tooling
Webpack, Git, Cloudflare Pages, AI-assisted development with ChatGPT and Claude
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Working with teams
Designers, project managers and QA, across time zones. Mentoring newer developers.
The road so far
Built for
the browser
Three 3D games I made with three.js and plain JavaScript. They run right here, no install. Best on a desktop with a keyboard and mouse.
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First-person shooter
Dustfall
Hold the old market district. Hostile squads push in from every street, and each wave hits harder than the last.
Play Dustfall -
Open-world action
Kathmandu Underground
A third-person run through Thamel, Basantapur, Boudha and the ring road. Steal a taxi, outrun the traffic police and work up through six jobs.
Play Kathmandu Underground -
Street racing
Redline Pursuit
Six city circuits and a garage of ten sports cars. Pass the posted limit and the police start paying attention, so finish the laps before they box you in.
Play Redline Pursuit
On YouTube
KiddlyVerse
My channel for kids: a colourful little universe of original songs, short stories and bedtime tales, animated comics and funny adventures, made for curious little minds.
- Stories
- Songs
- Comics
- Adventures
Mamba Fitness
I co-own Mamba Fitness, also known as Mamba Sports Center, in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu, and coach there. Members get a plan written for their goal and someone on the floor who checks their form.
- Sunday to Friday
- 5:30 AM to 9:30 PM
- Saturday
- 5:30 AM to 12:00 PM
- Where
- Buddhanagar, Kathmandu
Training plans
Four plans I start members on. Pick one to see the week. Weights are set with you at the gym, so talk to me before your first session.
3 days a week, full body. For your first two to three months. Rest at least a day between sessions, and add a little weight when every set feels clean.
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Sunday
- Goblet squat3 × 10
- Dumbbell bench press3 × 10
- Lat pulldown3 × 12
- Romanian deadlift3 × 10
- Plank3 × 30 s
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Tuesday
- Leg press3 × 12
- Seated cable row3 × 12
- Dumbbell shoulder press3 × 10
- Walking lunge2 × 10 each leg
- Dead bug3 × 10
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Thursday
- Trap bar deadlift3 × 8
- Incline push-up3 × 10
- Assisted pull-up3 × 8
- Step-up3 × 10 each leg
- Bike, easy pace15 min
6 days a week, Sunday to Friday. For members with six months or more behind them. Saturday is rest, which is also our short day.
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Push Sun and Wed
- Barbell bench press4 × 6–8
- Overhead press3 × 8
- Incline dumbbell press3 × 10
- Lateral raise3 × 15
- Triceps pushdown3 × 12
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Pull Mon and Thu
- Deadlift3 × 5
- Pull-up4 × max clean reps
- Barbell row3 × 8
- Face pull3 × 15
- Hammer curl3 × 12
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Legs Tue and Fri
- Back squat4 × 6–8
- Romanian deadlift3 × 8
- Leg press3 × 12
- Walking lunge3 × 12 each leg
- Standing calf raise4 × 15
4 days a week, built around 3-minute rounds. For boxers, and for anyone who wants the engine without the sparring. Rest 1 minute between rounds.
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Sunday Bag work
- Skipping3 rounds
- Shadowboxing3 rounds
- Heavy bag, combinations6 rounds
- Russian twist3 × 20
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Monday Strength
- Trap bar deadlift4 × 5
- Push press4 × 5
- Pull-up4 × 6
- Med ball rotational throw3 × 8 each side
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Wednesday Speed
- Skipping, fast feet3 rounds
- Speed or double-end bag4 rounds
- Heavy bag, 20 s on, 10 s off4 rounds
- Hanging knee raise3 × 12
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Friday Engine
- Rower or bike intervals8 × 30 s hard
- Kettlebell swing4 × 15
- Burpee3 × 10
- Neck and shoulder mobility10 min
4 days a week, upper and lower, with a short finisher. For losing fat while keeping your strength. Pair it with a daily walk.
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Upper A Sunday
- Bench press4 × 8
- Chest-supported row4 × 10
- Dumbbell shoulder press3 × 10
- Finisher: battle ropes6 × 20 s
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Lower A Monday
- Back squat4 × 8
- Hip thrust3 × 10
- Leg curl3 × 12
- Finisher: sled push5 lengths
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Upper B Wednesday
- Pull-up4 × 6–8
- Incline dumbbell press4 × 10
- Cable fly3 × 12
- Finisher: rower3 × 500 m
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Lower B Thursday
- Romanian deadlift4 × 8
- Bulgarian split squat3 × 10 each leg
- Farmer's carry4 × 30 m
- Finisher: bike sprints6 × 15 s
The garage
I like machines you can hear and feel. A black Japanese sedan for every day, and a soft spot for cruisers with a low seat and a slow, heavy beat.
Next on the list
Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Type
- Cruiser
- Engine
- 349 cc single
- The plan
- Turn it into a chopper
Cruisers are about the ride, not the lap time: feet forward, relaxed bars and a thump you feel through the tank. The Meteor is the one I'm saving for, and once it's in the garage it becomes the base for a chopper build.
Let's talk
Hiring for a front-end role, need a site built, or want to train at Mamba? Send a message and I'll get back to you.