About

Hi, I'm Dan.

I'm a developer in Adelaide, South Australia. PHP has been my jam since 2001, and I have always been keenly interested in adjacent languages and frameworks.

Game development is a constant temptation, and I've done plenty of music and audio production along the way. Previously I've made and sold developer tools for Unity, and contributed performant dynamic mesh generation code for Megasphere. You may have heard some of my audio in Streaks, or the game Hexiled.

Some of the things I've built over the years:

• A nation-wide vehicle rental site
• An app for trading farming commodities
• Many rapid prototypes of cool ideas, such as an air conditioning quote and estimation app
• Consignment automation for a national jewellery retailer with AusPost
• A complete camera post effects system for Unity 3D, sold in their marketplace

New tools and tech are great, though it really is important to choose the right tool for the job. I believe in pragmatism, and the value of portable skills and quick learning.

Trends come and go. PHP is forever.

Projects & interests getting my attention right now:

• Laravel - The productivity it grants is highly addictive
• Running - Working on improving pace and strength over a ~12-14km distance. Considering a half-marathon later in the year
• Rust - So many compelling aspects to this language and the standard library