I'm Garratt,

I'm a self taught programmer. My passion for coding started when my father bought me a Commodore64 at age 5. During the late 80's I helped my best friend run a console business selling Sega and Nintendo games at the markets. In the early 90's I built my first PC and started learning HTML and later on CSS and Javascript to build websites.

In 2005 I started learning C++, Java and MySQL to build desktop applications at Ithaca TAFE, and LUA in my spare time for World of Warcraft mods. In 2010 I started learning SEO, as well as Wordpress using PHP / MySQL. In 2016 I started learning NodeJS with, Express, Typescript and React to build full-stack applications. In 2020 I started learning NextJS to build faster websites. with help from Bulma and TailwindCSS.

This website is built using NextJS and Typescript with Markdown for blog pages. It is in the top 1% of all websites for performance according to Google Page Speed Insights.

In my spare time I like to code, play video games, and learn things: Spiritual ideas, Ufo's/Aliens, Healing Trauma. Watching Documentaries, Podcasts, Reading Books, Fitness and Nutrition. I run a SEO/Website design business for a handful of clients called  That SEO Guy (website no longer operational), Previously it was "Kustcom".