Skills

In this industry, we come across a staggering number of technologies in a relatively short period of time. I have tried to create a comprehensive list of all of the technological skills I have developed in and around my time at university.

Web Technologies

• PHP & OO PHP – fluent
• SQL, including MySQL, PostgreSQL and PDO access – fluent
• JavaScript & OO JavaScript – fluent
• JavaScript frameworks and APIs: AJAX, jQuery, RequireJS (AMD Modules) – fluent
• Java Servlets & JSPs – used these technologies in our second year group programming project, in which we gained 69%
• JSON
• CSS3, CSS Resetting
• Cronjobs

Software Programming Languages

• Java – fluent – consistent firsts
• C++ – strong – gained 95% in the coding part of a C++, C and Java Assignment
• C – strong – achieved 90% in the C and Unix Programming module coursework
• Ruby – solid – recently completed a Ruby and Cucumber training course

Markup Language

• HTML5 and semantic markup
• XHTML and the importance of adhering to standards
• XML

Applications

• Netbeans – my IDE of choice for C/C++
• eclipse – my IDE of choice for Java
• Notepad++ – my Windows IDE of choice for web programming and markup languages
• Sublime Text – my OSX IDE of choice for web programming and markup languages
• VIM – fluent
• Texmaker – for making LaTeX documents.
• Adobe Photoshop – self-taught, reasonably proficient
• Macromedia Flash – have created a number of animations, though not for some years now!

Content Management Systems

• WordPress – regularly use this through my work at VoiceCouncil as well as for this website, and have developed my own WordPress theme (you’re looking at it!)
• osCommerce

Knowledge

• Pathfinding Algorithms
• Big-O Analysis
• Data Structures (Abstract Data Types)
• Design Patterns
• Windows, OSX and Linux environments
• Knowledge of Validation/Sanitisation and preventing XSS/SQL Injection
• Social Media Marketing
• Search Engine Optimisation

Miscellaneous

• Git
• Subversion
• JUnit
• Cucumber
• Javadoc