Hi, Wes here!
I've been a self-taught programmer since the 90s, a professional since 2006, and a consultant/freelancer since 2009. Ruby has been my main language for 16+ years, and I still love it. I've done some Elixir projects as well. Like every web developer I speak Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, etc. As a fullstack developer who strongly focused on the backend, it's my preference to stay away from them when possible.
Most of my code is hidden away in (clients') private repositories, but when possible I make open source contributions.
I'm available as consultant via my website and offer Ruby on Rails maintenance services via RoRMaaS.
Things I'm interested in (as a person, so a mix of personal and professional):
- Software quality, testing, maintenance/maintainability, stability, documentation
- Gaming, Artificial Intelligence, simulations, system dynamics
- Entrepreneurship, ethical business principles, work/life balance, sustainability, pragmatic ethics
You can reach me by email or in context in other places.
Open Source
Recent contributions I've made:
- Barcodevalidation Ruby gem to handle barcode parsing and validation:
My own active projects:
- Groupie Ruby gem to handle Bayesian classification of text: