About me
I'm Yasir, a full-time programmer from Indonesia. At work I build automation. The rest of the time I learn languages.
I grew up with two native languages, Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Mandailing. Since then I've added English and German, and I'm working on French. Each new level gets a real exam, and I share the whole way there.
Languages
How well I speak each one, in plain words.
- Bahasa IndonesiaNative
- Bahasa MandailingNative
- EnglishSpeak it well
- GermanSpeak it welltelc B2
- FrenchA littleDELF A1
- ArabicJust some words
Certificates
Official exams I've passed so far. This list grows with every season.
B2
telc Deutsch B2
German, telc
Passed January 2020
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Goethe-Zertifikat B1
German, Goethe-Institut
Passed October 2018
View certificateA1
DELF A1
French, France Éducation international
Passed August 2026
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Why exams
A level only counts when it's tested.
Saying “I speak German” is easy. An exam makes it concrete: a level, a date, and four modules that all have to pass. So every season has one language, one goal and one exam.
Along the way I take mock tests and post every score, the bad ones too. Right now that's the Goethe-Zertifikat C2.
See the journeyProgrammer by day
Language learning happens around a full-time job.
I work as a programmer, specialised in automation. My developer projects live on a separate site.
Visit my developer portfolio