Hello! Welcome to my GitHub profile. I'm a NYC based developer working in developer relations. I also teach computer science as a part time lecturer. I enjoy building samples, usually build with .NET, JavaScript, or Python. Outside of my work, I like to dabble in various languages and technologies.
❓ Where's your handle from?
I'm a huge fantasy RPG (swords/armor/magic/etc stuff) video game fan, my handle is a play on the "paladin", which is a kind of knight that generally fights evil and a class I usually pick when gaming. Most paladins are Lawful Good, but personally, I'd say I'm Chaotic Good.
❓ How did you get into coding?
Before my family household had internet (early 00s), I would use the Corel suite to make silly presentations. We eventually got internet and I used Geocities to put them on a website, and built more websites on random things for fun and I eventually got into customizing my MySpace and LiveJournal. I didn't see coding as a career until my second year in undergrad, and then I switched majors to Software Engineering. I started my career as an intern working with ASP.NET Web Forms + VB.NET, and Cold Fusion, then moved to C# and ASP.NET MVC, where I was introduced to JavaScript via jQuery.