About this website
This is my personal website, and has been since I first built it as part of a university HTML module back in 2002. This is where I try out new technology and ideas before using them in the “real world”!
The site is currently a Next.js site built with TypeScript, hosted on Netlify.
Next.js, TypeScript and MUI
2022
Rebuilt using Next.js and migrated all files over to TypeScript. Migrated styles over to Material UI, after trialing Tailwind
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Material UI 5 (MUI)
TypeScript
2020
Added TypeScript for approx 50% of components
- TypeScript
BootStrap
2020
Updated the frontend to use BootStrap
- BootStrap 4
Gatsby.js
2019
Rebuilt using Gatsby.js as an investigation for migrating my employers (chetwood.co) websites to static sites
- Gatsby.js
- Jest
- Netlify
Django Wagtail
2016
Migrated to Django Wagtail CMS for better content creation possibilities
- Django Wagtail
- Django
- Python
Backend rebuilt using Python/Django
2012
My employer (realbuzz.com) used Python Django as a platform, so I migrated my site over to gain more understanding and work more closely with the backend developers. Started using Git for version management.
- Django
- Python
- Git
WordPress
2009
Blogging! Moved to WordPress for easy content management
- WordPress
PHP
2008
Started using PHP to learn server-side technology.
- PHP
Flash
2007
Flash aaaaah!
- Flash
The macromedia Shockwave
2005
I'd used shockwave in university
- Shockwave
- Macromedia
The second HTML version
2004
One of many rebuilds during this period as I rapidly learnt more about HTML and CSS!
- HTML
- CSS
My first website!
2002
Built as a university project
- HTML
- Frames