I'm a UK based full stack developer with a love for using tech to make peoples lives easier. My toolbox is back-end Java with Oracle coupled with front-end skills using ReactJS, Express, Node and Mongo (MERN stack).
My passion for computing started when I was a kid trying to avoid ZX81 RAM pack wobble before moving to machine coding the C64. When University beckoned it never
occurred to me to study computer science for some reason, I initially chose to study civil engineering because I loved building stuff (still do).
After a year studying civil engineering I switched to AstroPhysics wanting something more pure and fundamental. My final year project was to create software that used machine learning (non-linear regression heuristic)
to calculate the viscosity of an oil drop based solely on it's shape. Loving every minute of that I studied for an MSc in Software Engineering at Nottingham, thus setting me on the path to a long and interesting career in IT.
For fun and relaxation I've been doing the same stuff since I was a kid, namely comedy, video games, scale modelling and loving the movies.
Projects that I've been working on
Daily trivia quiz app. A brain dump of all the trivia sloshing around my head covering various subjects. React UI with Springboot backend attached to a MongoDb that holds all the question data, refreshes each day at midnight with five random questions from the pool.
Website LinkGallery application to showcase my fathers artwork. React Bootstrap and very old libs now. My first dabbling with React.
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