I guess it was my curiosity since childhood with trying to understand what made things work by taking them apart that lead me on my journey to becoming a self-taught web developer.
In 2004, after realising the HTML and CSS skills I developed in 2003 would not be enough to develop large scale applications, I started studying PHP and MySQL and also learnt about the hosting environments to run these applications. My skills in Linux, running an Apache, PHP and MySQL environment could be considered at an intermediate level. Over the years my main focus has been on working with open source PHP frameworks like, primarily WordPress and Joomla CMSs.
In trying to keep up with the fast pace at which the web environment keeps evolving, I have in recent years shifted focus to building custom full stack applications. My speciality right now is building Progressive Web Apps in JavaScript, custom online administration systems (mostly PHP and MySQL mixed with JavaScript) and APIs (PHP and I've had some experience with NodeJS).
Most recently I have developed a few “headless WordPress” sites for managing content with decoupled Progressive Web Apps for frontend responsibilities and custom administration systems for managing and processing user data input.
Work Terms
I prefer to communicate via email. Ok with video calls if required.