High Fibre Programming

I wouldn’t say that becoming a computer programmer was exactly what I had in mind as a child, something more along the lines of a spaceman or rock and roll star I think, but anyway, this is how it ended up.   Perhaps more interesting is where I ended up, which is Prague (which sort of explains the being a programmer bit, as I needed to find a job… any job, when I first arrived!)

So that’s me; I’m a programmer and I live with my family in Prague, Czech Republic.   Although starting out my career in .net, I now mainly do programming for web applications which suits me quite nicely as it’s a fairly creative environment, or at least, it usually is.

At work I am a senior programmer for Glogster.com which is a great site for creative teenagers with too much spare time.    The basic concept is you create posters using images, videos, music, text – basically anything – and express yourself.   There is a fantastic community, really creative and supportive which makes the whole thing quite addictive.

When not at work I like to spend time with my family or play the guitar – in fact I’m trying to combine the two now by teaching Lily to play.   Considering she’s only 8 months old she’s really good at strumming.   Not yet got round to chords yet, although I think there might be some growing in order first considering the guitar is about three times as big as she is!