about

Subject: JM Janzen, middle-aged bearded caucasian man smiling, colour portrait; Credit: Liz Cooper - Kingston Photographer

the basics

I have been working professionally as a software developer for {milis}ms (or {years} years).

The first time I saw someone using a terminal on Linux, with amazing and beautiful packages like vim, git, and awk, I knew I wanted to spend my time working with this technology.

the details

Early in my career, I caught the startup bug. So it's no coincidence that I've worked at several small to medium outfits. While I'm not against larger enterprises, I like the dynamism and impact that is possible with smaller, more nimble businesses.

I'm pretty comfortable along the entire stack (FE, BE, DevOps), especially now with libraries like ReactJS and frameworks like NextJS, increasingly formalising FE work, making it less a matter of opinion, and more a set of best practices. (I'm all for creativity in personal projects but for work stuff I like boring and battle-tested.)

the rest

Other than working in my trade, I have interests in drawing, writing, playing with my 2 cats and 1 dog, and the unflinching adoration of my peers. ;p

Just kidding, I actually love constructive criticism.