Ioan „Click” Mihalca — Developer, musician, kickboxing coach Ioan „Click” Mihalca / b. 1985, Maramureș I build things that last: software, music, people. ==================================================== Developer, musician, kickboxing coach. Three worlds that seem unrelated — until you do all of them seriously. Here I write about what I see where they meet. [ Read the story → ](#despre) [ See the articles ](#articole) 01 — The story, in short I’m not the guy from Baia Mare. I’m someone who left — and came back. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Childhood in Petrova, high school in Sighet, university in Cluj, work in Bucharest. Four months in a kitchen in Mallorca — physical work, in a language I was barely learning. In 2021 I chose to return to Maramureș and build at home. I could have stayed anywhere along the way. I didn’t. Petrova → Sighet → Cluj-Napoca → București → Mallorca → București → Baia Mare [The full story →](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/about) 02 — What I build Three worlds, the same principles. ---------------------------------- [ Tech & AI### Full stack & AI systems I bet on generative AI when many were still laughing at it. Founder at Click Studios Digital, three products of my own shipped, Lead Developer on the BizzOS team. Laravel · TALL stack · generative AI Tech & AI → ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/tech) [ Music### Hip-hop, drum & bass, reggae Twenty years on stage don’t happen by luck. Hits with Camuflaj, a solo career, music I still make because I can’t do otherwise. Camuflaj · solo · 20+ years Music → ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/music) [ Sport & Leadership### Kickboxing & martial arts I founded CS Victoria Maramureș to build a community, not just champions. Black belt 2nd Dan, I coach kids and adults every week. Founded 2021 · 2nd Dan · FRFK Sport & Leadership → ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/sport) 03 — Now Updated July 2026 What I’m working on these days. --------------------------------- Tech & AI Lead Developer at BizzOS, on a team led by Cristian Onețiu. Music Preparing two album releases: “Click – Altfel” (hip-hop / drum & bass / reggae, with Style da Kid on production) and “Click x Gavrila – Inimă Română” (hip-hop from Maramureș). Sport & Leadership Training the CS Victoria Maramureș juniors for the regional and national championships. 04 — I write about Recent articles --------------- [All articles →](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles) Featured [ Featured · Music### AI isn't killing your creativity. Convenience is. Open letters are being signed against AI. But every genre I make — hip-hop, drum & bass, reggae — was born out of a technology accused of exactly the same thing. I've seen this film three times already. 6 min ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles/ai-creativity-convenience) [ Featured · Romania### For 20 Years, Vama Hasn't Changed. I Never Stop. The place hasn't moved in 20 years, so you can see how much I have. It's not nostalgia — it's gratitude: for the man who brought me, and for the ones on the blanket. 9 min ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles/vama-veche-20-years) Latest [ Intersections### The Federation Shaped Me. Now I'm Building Its System. I joined the federation as an athlete, left with a black belt and a stack of affiliation paperwork. Now I'm writing the API that clears it — for the federation that shaped me. 5 min ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles/federation-belt-system) [ Intersections### By day I build AI systems. My albums, I make with people. I'm releasing two albums made the old way — people in a room — while by day I build the very technology that could replace that room. It's not a contradiction; it's a criterion, useful to anyone working with AI. 5 min ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles/ai-systems-albums-with-people) [ Intersections### What a Kickboxing Coach Can Teach a Developer By day I write code, by night I train people to take a hit. Five things the gym drilled into me that I use every day in front of the code editor. 5 min ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/articles/kickboxing-coach-developer) Want to build something together? ----------------------------------- A product to build, a track to make, a podcast, a partnership for the club. Write to me directly with what’s on your mind — no introductions, no “I hope this message finds you well.” [ Write to me → ](https://ioanclickmihalca.ro/en/contact)