🤚🏻 Hi again! I'm Victor Alvarado, a Software Engineer, and Full Stack Developer. I'm from Honduras 🇭🇳, a small country in Central America.
I've been working as a software engineer for more than 7 years.
In all these years I've learned a lot, I have worked with many languages and technologies. I have worked as UI Designer, Frontend Developer, Backend Developer, Android Developer, and Full Stack Developer.
Yes, I know! Maybe it's too much, but, you know what? I love it. And probably you are wondering, why do I have so many titles? Well, I think that the best way to learn is to do it, and I have always been curious to learn new things. I don't consider my self an expert in any of these areas, but I have a lot of experience in each of them. I have learned a lot from my mistakes, and I have learned a lot from my successes.
But, hey! I know that sometimes we have to settle down and focus on one thing, and that's why I'm currently working as a Full Stack Developer using technologies like Next.Js, Astro Build, FireBase, MongoDB and, MySql.
Interesting facts about how I started in this world:
- My first contact with a computer was at 11 years old.
- The first thing I learned was play Age of Empires II.
- In 2004, I moved to the city, and that same year we got our first computer at home.
- That same year, I took apart a computer for the first time without knowing how to put it back together. Everything turned out fine! :)
- I learned how a computer works and how to assemble and disassemble it.
- I learned how to install Windows XP and format a computer.
- I dedicated myself to repairing the computers of my friends and neighbors.
- During the hype of hi5.com, I learned HTML and CSS to customize my profile and my friends' profiles. It could say it was my first encounter with web development.
- In 2010, I discovered Linux and fell in love with Ubuntu. I learned everything about it.
- In 2011, I started a YouTube channel to share my knowledge about Ubuntu and Linux. Unfortunately, I stopped making videos. :(
- In 2012, with the rise of smartphones, I got interested in Android and started collaborating with the XDA Developers community.
- In 2012, I studied a diploma in Graphic Design.
- In 2013, I started studying Information Technology Engineering at Jose Cecilio Del Valle University.
A beautiful memory from that time captured in a photo.
In this photo, me and my younger brother were using Microsoft Messenger with an old computer at my aunt's house. Fact: nowadays my brother is a Software Engineer as well.
Do you remember Microsoft Messenger and its famous nudge sound? I do, and you could remember it as well.
The breaking changes in my life as a Software Engineer:
While I was studying at the university, I fell in love with programming, and I started to learn more about it. I started to learn C++, Java and how to create Android apps, and I started to work on small projects called Simply Paper.
Simply Paper was a project where I shared self-made wallpapers for Android devices, and I learned a lot about Android development. This simple application gave me the opportunity to apply for a job as an Android Developer at a local company. After that, my career as a Software Engineer started to grow, and I started to work with many companies around the world
Simply Paper is down now, but I still have the wallpapers hosted on Flickr. You can check them out if you want.
The decision that changed my life:
After realized that I was working too much and I was not happy with my life, I decided to move to Dublin, Ireland to improve my English and live new experiences. This journey has changed my life in many ways.
- I improved my English a lot.
- I met many wonderful people from different countries.
- I learned a lot about different cultures.
- I learned a lot about myself.
- I learned a lot about life.
- I traveled a lot around Europe.
- I joined a developers community called Codú in Dublin.
- I discovered that I love to teach and share my knowledge with others.
- I discovered a special love and passion for mountains.
Not everything is about work and coding:
When I’m not in front of a computer, I try to spend as much time outside as possible.
- I love to travel and explore new places.
- I love to hike and climb mountains.
- I love to take photos and make videos.
- I love to read books and listen to music.
- Recently, I bought a drone and I'm learning how to fly it.