André Rocha

Have been around PHP development since 2000, before graduation, learning to generate HTML as a templating language and algorithm oriented as OOP methodology (since PHP 5). To fully understand the concepts of the common AMP stack ( Apache, MySQL and PHP) the need to deploy WebServers in different operating systems was required, focusing on a later stage on Linux administration. From mod_php using Apache, to more modern approaches using nGinx + PHP-FPM, as long as PHP is fine-tuned and in sync with the database tweaking, all problems can be performant on any running server. On a programming language basis, PHP has faced many challenges, as with PHP 7 and the introduction of new concepts required learning new code and design patterns to keep up with its evolution.

Since the introduction of Frontend development Frameworks, to increase coding agility and reduce common templating mistakes, that mastering one of those is a must. Focused on the Bootstrap framework, I managed to use the grid system and additional components nearly on every project since the knowledge it provided, from configuring the framework to the use of modern CSS rules, helps to keep up with the technological evolution trends.

Defined a `Git-Flow` philosophy of branching to mantain projects consisting on multi-disciplinary development teams. Focused on Gitlab and GitLab CI to improve the SDLC through DevOps practices on CI/CD pipelines based in automated testing.