Simon P Stevens

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Age: 30

Since embarking on a mission 15 years ago to know everything about software development, the only thing that has grown significantly is the list of things I still don't know yet.

Currently I don't know everything about microcontrollers and the .net micro framework.

I've recently decided to go freelance. If you're in need of a software developer and want to know more:

Read my CV.
Take a look at my GitHub projects.

Contact me here.

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Unified personal homepage for all Stack Exchange sites

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