You can't be a web developer without learning javascript.  I began using Javascript eight years ago while building my first web app.  I can build pretty much anything with javascript.  I prefer to use frameworks such as jquery or angular.

I technically have the most experience with PHP since it was my first language for developing web apps.  My first web app was for my own startup, LifeAgora.  It was a student organization sponsorship marketplace and recruiting tool.  Its still the biggest app I ever built!  Since then I've built a dozen or so web apps using PHP.  I've primarily used the CakePHP framework though recently I began using Laravel.

I've built several web apps using Python.  I've experimented with many frameworks including Django, Flask, Bottle, and CherryPy.  My proudest project is one I'm working on now.  Its a templating language for json.  I'm planning to open source it this summer.  I'll be using it for my other projects as well.  In addition to that, I've recently built a couple apps with Flask.  One being a social bookmarking tool for a community interested in alternative medicine.  The other was an inventory management system for a small manufacturing company.  I'm currently developing a startup of my own aimed at graphing the relationships between projects.

I developed a fairly large app in Django several years back.  It was a project for a startup trying to develop a social network for scientist.  That was back when everyone thought they could get rich building a social network for X niche!  I took the project mainly because I wanted to learn Python and Django was the hotness at the time.  I've since build a couple pet projects using Django.  I extremely proficient with Python so I feel like I can use any Python framework and feel right at home.  I just happen to actually have experience with Django.

I discovered Jquery back when it was still in beta while I was using scriptaculus and dojo.  I never, ever, looked back!  I've used jquery it pretty much every single web app over the last 8 years.  I can pretty much do anything with jquery.

I've been using MySQL ever since my first web app.  I'm comfortable writing complicated queries, procedures, and whatever else.  I've probably built over a dozen web applications using MySQL as the backend.

I'm currently rebuilding Launchrock.com with PHP, Laravel, and AngularJS.  This is my first project using AngularJS so I don't have a lot of experience in terms of years but I know how to code!  I've actually spent quite a few hours with mentors on Codementor to hasten my progress with AngularJS.  I finally decided to  become a mentor because I realized that I could offer better mentorship than I was receiving!

I've developed a few apps with Flask in addition to several little practice apps.  One app was for a startup developing a Reddit-like community for alternative medicine.  It was a pretty awesome app but it unfortunately no longer exists.  I also developed a simple inventory management app for a small manufacturing company at dmtco.net.  I'm currently working on a startup project aimed at graphing the relationships between projects.  Its built on Flask although I may port it to Bottle.py.  Depends on how ambitious I feel.

I started using git this past year but I was already quite familiar with SVN beforehand so I picked it up quickly.  I can help beginners get going with git while teaching them how it works.

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Guy J.

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