Follow the story of Curious, from foundational code to complex systems and AI exploration.
Explore the JourneyThe journey began at Dzango for a developer we'll call Curious. As a Junior Developer, Curious dove into PHP and the Symfony framework, learning to analyze requirements, break down tasks, and manage code with Git & GitLab CI. Early work involved building features and implementing Twig templating.
Promoted to Web Developer, Curious's focus shifted to quality. This meant embracing OOP principles, applying design patterns, writing comprehensive automated tests, and performing code reviews for junior team members.
As a Web Application Developer, Curious adopted modern tech like Vue.js and Node.js for faster apps. Leading the Polifonic.io v1 project involved architecture decisions, team management, and championing TDD.
Elevated to Team Lead, Curious focused on architecture (Polifonic.io v2 rewrite), mentoring new hires, managing application deployments, and leading client projects like the CollectivFOOD Marketplace using Vue.js and REST APIs.
As Senior Team Lead, direct client communication became key. Curious supervised multiple project teams (Verifik8, Hiboo, etc.), tackled complex bug fixing, managed upgrades, handled granular deployments, and developed internal automation tools.
Currently, Curious manages the full project lifecycle, from client kickoff and writing ADRs to implementation and deployment. This involves leveraging advanced DevOps & IaC (like Terraform, Docker), guiding technical strategy, and contributing to recruitment/training.
Beyond core development, Curious ventured into ML in late 2021, experimenting with TensorFlow.js for browser-based object detection. The arrival of LLMs like ChatGPT sparked further excitement. Curious runs models locally (LLMs, Stable Diffusion), exploring tools like ComfyUI and core concepts like sampling/temperature. Future interests include integrating AI with VR for low-code programming and regularly uses AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot).
The developer behind Curious's journey. Ready to build something great together.