A bit about me

Hi, I'm Gerard. I'm a software engineer, daidí, former English teacher, and big nerd.

In 2017 I decided to learn to code. For a few years I crammed in study around work, doing several rounds of the #100DaysOfCode challenge. In 2021 I bit the bullet, did a Higher Diploma in Software Design and Development, and landed a software development internship. That led to my first software engineering role.

These days my professional work focuses on auth with TypeScript and Python.

I've written tutorials for freeCodeCamp on topics from Kafka to PostgreSQL.

JavaScript was the first programming langauge I learned and I still love it, though of course I write TypeScript these days. If you're wondering, this is an Astro site.

I love fantasy and science fiction, once did a PhD on J.R.R. Tolkien, and enjoy playing tabletop role-playing games with my friends and family. If you ever meet me, online or offline, labhair Gaeilge liom 👋.