Hi, I’m Oliver.
Senior software developer, former CS teacher, and serial builder of things on the Internet.
I work at Spindogs on bespoke software projects, mostly with PHP and Laravel. Outside work, I build web apps and games, contribute to volunteer and open-source software, and occasionally write about what I learn along the way.
Latest Posts
-
Throughout my time on the Internet, I’ve made numerous attempts at blogs, some ranging from simple online journals to others where I’ve essentially just ‘reblogged’ whatever it was that I found interesting at the time. I think it’s generally fair to say, with the benefit of hindsight, that airing my dirty laundry, insecurities, and perhaps…
-
When speaking to any experienced software developer, there’s a good chance at some point they will tell you all about the countless incomplete side projects that they have accumulated over the years – the projects that still sit dormant in their Git repositories. The side hustles that failed to materialise and were gradually swept away…