Full-stack software dev from South Africa, currently residing in the UK. Been writing code since I was 15, now in my 14th year of doing it as a career. Still get that buzz from solving problems and helping others. I optimize for pearls.

If you want to be welcomed on this site, you are at the very least expected to have read and understood "How to Ask". If you aren't willing to make that small time investment into this site, you'll find that the community isn't willing to invest their time in helping you with your questions.

• Further, but highly-recommended reading on the same topic.
• Excellent paper (not mine) on why this site, in its current incarnation, is sadly doomed to fail.