About

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Who I am

I'm Julien Desrosiers, a Front-end (HTML-CSS, JavaScript) and Back-end (Ruby, PHP) Web developer, living in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.

My Story

I've always been interested in graphic arts and computers. So, back in 2006, it was a natural move for me to go study in computer graphics, at Compétences 2000, Laval.

During my course, i took quite a few (webdesign and front-end) freelance gigs for a small web shop in Laval. I've read a lot about HTML & CSS during that time. But i wanted to do more than just basic front-end integration. So i took some reading about PHP, JavaScript and Ruby to study during my long bus rides to school. At that point, i got familiar with the languages syntax, but didn't actually made something tangible with them.

Right after (the exact same day, really) i finished my computer graphics course, i started another course in Web development and e-commerce, in Montreal. That's where i learned the basics of programming and got my first experiences coding website back-ends with PHP and front-end interactions with JavaScript.

During that time, through a series of contacts, i was introduced to the CloudRaker Agency. I did some freelance work for them. And by the end of my course, i needed a place to do my internship, and to my delight, CloudRaker kindly offered me to take me as an intern. I really liked working there. Right after my internship, they hired me full time. My job title was: Web Developer. I was really proud :-). I was building and maintaining CMSes in PHP and Python (with Django). I really enjoyed my time at CloudRaker. They are a truly amazing team.

But at some point i realized that i prefered to work solo, at home. So i took some freelance gigs from the contacts i had. After 2 years in Montreal, we moved to Sherbrooke. I still work remotely for clients that are in Montreal, doing back-end and front-end development. And I'm having a lot of fun doing that.

My Services

• Front-end integration: I do all of my front-end (user interface) programming with semantic HTML and cross-browser CSS and JavaScript. Yes, I use and love jQuery. And Yes, I test thoroughly in Internet Explorer.
• Back-end development: I’m proud to use the very best tools to create highly efficient and simple Web applications. Whether it’s with Sinatra, Ruby on Rails or WordPress, I choose the right tools to deliver the results on time and budget.

I ♥ open source

Take a look at the open source code i'm crafting in my GitHub profile.

The technologies I use

• Languages
  • Ruby
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CoffeeScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
• (most used) Frameworks and libraries
  • jQuery
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Sinatra
  • WordPress
• Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X (for development)
  • Linux (for development and deployment)
  • Windows (for testing in Internet Explorer)
• Testing
  • RSpec
  • Selenium
  • Capybara
• Misc
  • Ajax
  • MySQL
  • Bash
  • Vim
  • Git

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