Technical Skills
Tools change quickly, and good developers adapt. I use whatever tools will solve a problem.
I started programming in an academic environment, usually with Python. Much of this work involved data analysis. This meant a lot of visualization work and number crunching.
But around 2018 while was studying for my doctorate, and writing Python code everyday, I discovered the Web. I was quickly hooked. My learning at that time always revolved around finding the best solutions for my own needs. I became proficient with vanilla Javascript before choosing a frontend framework. I learned CSS before Bootstrap, Flask before Django, Nginx before Docker... in other words, fundamentals will always be more important to me than whatever Javascript framework came out last weekend 🤨
The table below gives a flavour of the technologies I've used in the past. I'm more proficient with some over others, but at this stage of my career, I have enough skill to pick up most technologies that have good documentation.
