Dave Balmer

Rising Codementor

US$25.00

For every 15 mins

ABOUT ME

Senior developer with 40+ years of experience

I'll be your senior dev on call. I Started programming at 6 and have over 40 years professional experience in software development. I've learned more programming languages and environments than I can accurately recall. I can help you get started, work through debugging, and give career advice.

English

Mountain Time (US & Canada) (-06:00)

Joined June 2019

EXPERTISE

Interview Preparation

40 years experience

I can help you stand out online and in person in the USA job market. Regardless of your areas of expertise, how you present yourself and ...

I can help you stand out online and in person in the USA job market. Regardless of your areas of expertise, how you present yourself and what you choose to discuss about are extremely important. I have been on both sides of the interview table for decades and can help you succeed.

Interview Skills

Programming

40 years experience

Completely new? Not sure where to start? What language to learn? I've been doing this for decades. I've learned dozens of languages acros...

Completely new? Not sure where to start? What language to learn? I've been doing this for decades. I've learned dozens of languages across many industries in companies large and small. I can help you get started and move ahead.

Beginner AssistanceSoftware career development

JavaScript

24 years experience

I've been a JavaScript developer since 1995, both in the browser and on the server. I have worked at Yahoo! in their maps and home page t...

I've been a JavaScript developer since 1995, both in the browser and on the server. I have worked at Yahoo! in their maps and home page teams, and a lot of smaller companies along the way.

HTML5/CSS3 Node.js

Defold

2 years experience

I've recently released my first Defold game on Steam (Word Rave) and have others in development for Poki and mobile. I've also developed ...

I've recently released my first Defold game on Steam (Word Rave) and have others in development for Poki and mobile. I've also developed a UI library for Defold ("lupi") which I plan to open source later this year. I can help you get started on your dream game, help you debug a gnarly problem, or learn more advanced concepts to improve your game quality.

Lua Lua Game Development

Lua

2 years experience

I've recently released my first Defold game on Steam (Word Rave) and have others in development for Poki and mobile. I've also developed ...

Roblox Studio Roblox Defold

Roblox Studio Roblox Defold Lua Game Development

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SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

Jo (0.5.0) is a thin (~16K) candy shell for making HTML5 apps. Jo works with: PhoneGap, Chrome, Safari, Opera, FireFox, iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10, Tizen, & Windows Phone 8+. Features include skinnable UI widgets, a clean event model and a light data layer.

CSS

1225

200

turtlewax

Logo-style turtle graphics in JavaScript using HTML5 Canvas. Basically, turtle graphics re-imagined for a JavaScript world. Current lib (with HSV color support) gzips down to <1K (about half that if you skip HSV color util), so there's no excuse *not* to put a little "turtle" in your web project.

HTML

EMPLOYMENTS

CEO

LudoNode

2022-03-01-Present

LudoNode is my consulting firm. We make mostly turn-based games for our clients.

Git

Lua

JavaScript

Git

Lua

JavaScript

HTML5/CSS3

Defold

Affinity designer

PROJECTS

Word RaveView Project

Gobico

2024

Word Rave is an original action puzzler with EDM. It was first released on Steam. It features many game modes, achievements, stats, and h...

Word Rave is an original action puzzler with EDM. It was first released on Steam. It features many game modes, achievements, stats, and high scores. The game visuals and particle effects also pulse to the music, adding to the overall vibe of the game. I also did the art, music, and sound effects.

Git

Lua

Defold

Git

Lua

Defold

Affinity designer

Music Production