James Daniels
About Me
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Hi! I'm James and I'm pursuing a career in coding.
Since July 2019 I've been exploring the world of software development - initially by diving into Ruby to create a website, and then switching to learn front-end when I heard about Founders and Coders.
I previously spent 8 years working in the construction and civil engineering industries, having completed a degree in civil engineering in Manchester, and further studying quantity surveying.
Working on some high profile projects in the UK and the Middle East.
I've spent the last few months working in the gig-economy: doing dog walking; domestic cleaning; DIY; etc.
As much as I love dog walking (and I do love dog walking), I'm keen to move back into a field of continuous learning and problem solving
Attracted to the coding industry as a way to solve many mundane day-to-day problems I encounter in work and in life, I'm also intruiged by the progressive attitude towards work and life-balance the industry seems to promote.
The friendly and positive attitude the FAC team and applicants have demonstrated has reinforced this idea for me.
Prerequisite Scores
411/250 points on FreeCodeCamp!
Scores updated live, through the power of AJAX
306/300 kata and 5/5kyu on Code Wars!
Scores updated live, through the power of AJAX
Hosted on GitHub!
Ajax would probably be more appropriate illustration for AJAX...
211 points on Codecademy!
Awkward. Codecademy don't provide an API. Scores last updated manually, 1st Jan 2020.
Contact Me
Send me an email to jrd656@gmail.com or use this form:
More About Me
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I didn't want to bore anyone with too much info about me, but I got worried in case I hadn't included enough.
So here's a few self-indulgent photos of me doing things I enjoy. Travel with friends; travelling to meet new people; hikes...
...Even where I grew up in North Wales (...mostly)
(I'm actually hopeless at yoga)
Although - as ideas like flygskam have been gathering pace, I've been having second thoughts about any more flights, and reducing my travel footprint..
And the idea of a job with a small commute and the possibility of working-from-home days gets ever more appealing.
I enjoy playing sports. Lately my friends are trying to introduce me to squash. Really though, I'm a bit of a geek. I'm fascinated by history and politics, and I also enjoy cooking.
I'm going to leave with you this quote from Psycho Sam, which pretty well sums up why I want to work in something that will save people losing hours of their lives doing admin.