Get To Know An Earthling: Sebastian
At various points, Sebastian has flirted equally with technology, art, and construction. His current love for web development spawned as the result of playing web games where he began hacking them to add functionality – first via URL inputs and eventually with scripting, allowing such lulz as a shotgun wielding zombie in the game “Urban Dead”.
A fuller appreciation for the functioning of web game sites led Sebastian to create his own sites using similar technology. One spiraled into a webapp with a half gigabyte database, PHP based image rendering, and atleast 10 z axis CSS layers. At that point, Sebastian’s wife insisted that he get a software degree and land a job doing this stuff instead of staying up all night while trying to hold down various retail positions. To the amazement of all, this plan actually worked out!
- What’s your typical development work-flow?
- Local development with SSH to update for large projects. Remote develpment w/ FTP for smaller projects and personal projects.
- What is your ideal operating system for development?
- Windows
- Familiarity and compatibility with project. Easy to get advice on setup.
- How do you like to interface with a database?
- MySQL Workbench
- I’m pretty comfortable with any of the three options, but MySQL Workbench seems to get things done the fastest for me.
- What is your IDE of choice?
- Netbeans
- More or less choosen by employer, works well for me (search / jump features).
- What text editor do you prefer?
- CrimsonEdit
- Decent regex support, opens and closes fast, supports tabs, projects, etc. Older versions (which I prefer) can fit on a single floppy.
- How do you like to communicate?
- Acoustical engagement (speaking) , Pigeon
- Um… its gets the job done?
- What is your favorite Diff/Merge program?
- Winmerge
- Suggested by senior dev, works easily in my environment.
- Which browser do you like to use for development?
- Chrome
- Fast, easy element inspection.
Sebastian’s current pet projects in the computer field include Stanford’s online learning classes in AI and DB design and a continuing interest in 3d modeling and printing. Sebastian is also a unicyclist, father, bike mechanic, beer brewer, dog owner, and tabletop RPG enthusiast.
