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Jamie Balfour - full stack developer, teacher and technology lover :: jamiebalfour.scot
Description: I am a full stack developer. I do things related to the web and software. I also write tutorials on many programming languages. I also write articles and reviews about the latest in technology.
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I was born in Scotland in 1991 (31 years old). From about age 5, I was very interested in video games and I became really interested in computers and technology when I got my first computer at age 7. By the time I was finishing primary school at age 11, I was set on my path for the future working with computers. I began developing software in 2004 when I turned 13 and I now know over 15 different computer programming languages.
When I turned 14 I began distributing my software and sharing it with friends. By age 16 I had written a bitmap editing program with hundreds of effects, a word processor and a web browser. In 2010, when I was 18 years old, I decided to get myself a personal website. As my skills improved in web development - a new area of interest to me at the time - my website improved. I have developed my own libraries and tools that power my website including (you can find out more in Projects section of my website). Si
I studied Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University in 2012 (you can read my dissertation here ). In 2016, I graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Computer Science. In 2013, whilst at university, I also start doing freelance web development on the side. In 2019, I graduated with a Professional Graduate Diploma of Education (PGDE) from the University of Strathclyde and became a Fully Qualified Teacher (FQT) teaching Computing Science in 2020.
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Jamie Balfour - full stack developer, teacher and technology lover :: jamiebalfour.scot