About Me
Growing up, I always knew that I would end up in computers but was relatively ignorant to computer programming until I ended up in a BASIC programming class for beginners late in my 9th grade. Even there it was clear that I was quicker than the others, and I always remained the clear and undisputed lead programmer in the class. My junior year in high school I was introduced to Java and before the end of the year I had written my own version of both Checkers and solitaire. During my senior year in high school, 3 of my six classes were programming. I was enrolled in Pascal, C++ and AP Computer Science for Java. My senior year was very busy as I busily worked to design and write my own Chess program complete with several very useful debugging tools and a complete A.I. system to back it up. Very soon after reaching a stopping point on my chess I wrote Tetris, and then soon after that I began my Bomber game. I graduated High school in 2006 earning a 5/5 of the APCS test and also receiving several distinguished programming awards including a “Career Path Completer” award and a “Best Overall Programmer” award.
Soon after my graduation from high school, I found a job working with Visual FoxPro, which then led to me learning HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, and JavaScript. It also taught me how an advanced database structure works, and in converting some old systems I have learned what not to in my own databases. Combining the databases with HTML gave me enough exposure to web design, and before long I had a complete site of my own written in PHP, with a complete behind the scenes admin panel, for simple database modification. or just browsing the data.
Overall, as of winter 2007 I have accumulated over 5 years of programming experience. Three years dealing with complex applications including design and implementations of my own complex class structures. Two years working with intricate databases. And a year with both dynamic and static web design background.
Now I’m 19 and still trying master more languages and learn more concepts. I’m always trying to go one step further and learn how everything works. I am not satisfied, unless I am pushing my own boundaries into new and exiting ideas. I'm currently devoted to my new work of art, my RTS, The Chosen.
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