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Hi, I’m @djblackett, also known as David Andrea. I'm a programmer, teacher, musician, and philosophy nerd. I’m interested in creating back end systems, mostly in Java at the moment, but I dabble in Node.js and Python as well. I might like to branch out into audio software eventually, but that requires more C++ than I currently know.

I've been learning Java and the Spring framework, building projects in order to get a sense of how software is put together at larger scales. My immediate goals are to explore the Spring framework in more depth and to integrate a front end onto the backend apps I have already written.

Update: Nov 2021
I'm digging more into web development so I can build UIs that interface with my backend apps. Java has taken a bit of a back seat to this for the moment, but the goal is to integrate them.

Update Aug 2022:
I've been doing a lot of web development with React, Redux, Styled Components, and some TypeScript, and am continuing to explore the React ecosystem more deeply. My latest finished project is Where in the World?, which is based on a professional design provided by Frontend Mentor and is coded in TypeScript using the React framework.

I’m looking to collaborate on anything interesting, especially if it involves education, music, or philosophy.

I was a content writer for JetBrains Academy/Hyperskill, where I wrote articles and practice exercises about Java. Most of my content so far has been about new features added in Java since Java 9. I'm temporarily taking a hiatus from this due to the war in Ukraine.

• Java Switch Expressions
• Reducing Boilerplate Code with Lombok
• Introduction to Java Modules
• Java Text Blocks
• Introduction to Gson
• Customizing JSON with Gson

I also write humorous blog articles aimed at beginner programmers.

• Why JavaScript Is So Hard For Beginners
• Why Is Java So Dumb?
• Why Is Java So Dumb? (Part 2)