{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"DEV Community: Dave Blythe (he\/him)","description":"The latest articles on DEV Community by Dave Blythe (he\/him) (@daveblythe).","link":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe","image":{"url":"https:\/\/media2.dev.to\/dynamic\/image\/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto\/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F25530%2F7ab56374-e563-4ba2-8f3b-6b200253f875.png","title":"DEV Community: Dave Blythe (he\/him)","link":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe"},"language":"en","item":[{"title":"Hi, I'm Dave Blythe","pubDate":"Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:38:21 +0000","link":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe\/hi-im-dave-blythe","guid":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe\/hi-im-dave-blythe","description":"<p>I have been coding for around two years.<br>\nYou can find me on GitHub as <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DaveBlythe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DaveBlythe<\/a>, though I've just begun, there.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>AAS:Programming<\/strong> and <strong>BS:Computer Science<\/strong> (independent-study).<br>\nI've held two full-time development positions, and now I'm about building onto my skills, experience, and confidence, while hunting for my next team.<\/p>\n\n<p>Coursework:<br>\nHTML\/CSS... C \/ C++ \/ Java programming path... SQL\/MySQL.<\/p>\n\n<p>First Year: <strong>Salesforce Developer<\/strong><br>\nLearned and used Apex(Java-like), Visualforce, and SOQL(SQL-like). Earned Admin &amp; Dev Certs, realized how much I don't know.<\/p>\n\n<p>Second Year: <strong>Software Engineer<\/strong> on an agile team<br>\nWorked mostly in Javascript (on a well-extended ExtJS Framework), some HTML\/CSS, with PHP5 and PostgreSQL on the business end.<\/p>\n\n<p>I'm currently looking for my next great assignment, while entertaining the idea of doing some form of freelance-type (or partnered) development.<\/p>\n\n<p>Studying:<br>\n<strong>AngularJS<\/strong> (playing about with some SPA ideas)<\/p>\n\n<p>Need to:<br>\nGet more involved in blogging, interacting with dev community, sleep.<\/p>\n\n<p>I live in Rochester, NY, where I enjoy bicycling and spending time outdoors. Dog guy, musician (drums, guitars, bass), US Navy veteran, overall geek.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nice to meet you!<\/p>\n\n","category":"introduction"},{"title":"Dave Blythe","pubDate":"Wed, 14 Jun 2017 01:32:14 +0000","link":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe\/dave-blythe","guid":"https:\/\/dev.to\/daveblythe\/dave-blythe","description":"<p>I Live, work, code, play, and ride (bicycles) in Rochester, NY<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Musician (drums, guitars, bass, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Amateur Radio Operator (General class)<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Navy Veteran... EM1(SW) back then<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>I 'went back to school' (career change) mid-life, and earned:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>AAS Computer Programming (2009)<\/li>\n<li>BS Computer Science (2013) (SUNY Empire State College)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Since the degrees, I've been coding for roughly two years.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>~1 year as Software Development Engineer on Web Applications<\/li>\n<li>...: Javascript (ExtJS)\/HTML\/CSS =&gt; PHP5 =&gt; PostgreSQL (PostGIS)<\/li>\n<li>~1 year as Salesforce Developer\/Admin on consulting dev team<\/li>\n<li>...: Javascript\/HTML\/CSS =&gt; Visualforce =&gt; Apex(Java-like) =&gt; SOQL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Active Projects:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Pursuing my next full-time development position<\/li>\n<li>Overhauling my terribly-neglected portfolio site<\/li>\n<li>Studying (currently via Lynda.com, W3CSchools, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You can find me on:<br>\nTwitter as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dave__Blythe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Dave__Blythe<\/a><br>\nLinkedIn as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dblythe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Blythe<\/a><\/p>\n\n","category":"introduction"}]}}