my name is Brad, and i live in Montana. (yes, it exists) ⛰️🤠

i wrote my first line of code in community college back in 2018, and fell in love instantly. our final class project was programming an arduino sumo robot (sweet). i completed my 2 years there, and decided to take a year off.

during that time in-between cc and university, i remember driving to the local library to mooch wifi (my place didn't have any) and learn about web development. this was typically when i got off from my full time job, working 10 hour days in a warehouse ($10/hr btw). the library was always closed by then, so i'd just sit in the parking lot in my car and learn!

(yeah i'm forklift certified, nbd)

from day 1, i've been fascinated by the ability to "build things" with nothing but my brain, a laptop, and an internet connection (sometimes). that interest is every bit intact today!

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likes

• sun/summer
• west side best side (MT, UT, CA)
• meeting people! :)
• cars 🐈 + doge 🐶
• strongly typed languages
• go fast + ship things

dislikes

• snow + cold + darkness (= winter)
• vanilla javascript (really more like love/hate)
• .NET anything 😅
• 100% test coverage
• taking everything seriously + mean people :(

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