James Brooks

@jbrooksuk
Software Developer @ Laravel. Podcasting @ Happy Dev.
Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Dad

Laravel

Mental Health

United Kingdom

Software Engineering

GitHub

VueJS

Software Developer

Software Engineer

Customer Support

Blogger

Podcaster

Open Source

Drone

Beer Enthusiast

Open Source Maintainer

Side Hustle

Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiast

Remote Worker

Conference Attendee

Advisor

Entrepreneur

Founder in Progress

SaaS Founder

Developer Education

Operations

Founder

Beta Tester

Community Builder

Early Adopter

🖥 Working at Laravel.
🎙 Podcasting at Happy Dev.
🥭 Working on Checkmango, the full-stack A/B testing platform.

I'm open to

mentoring,

beta testing new products,

advising companies,

speaking on podcasts,

participating in user research,

Contact Me

Resume

Jul 2019 - Present

Software Developer, Laravel

Dec 2020 - Present

Founder, Checkmango Ltd

Dec 2010 - Jul 2019

Software Development Manager, Blue Bay Travel

May 2010 - Dec 2010

IT Support & Software Developer, HPJ

Links

Checkmango - The Full Stack A/B Testing Platform

Portfolio

View All

PHP Stoke

Refreshed Website

Attended my first Laracon EU. It was my first in-person conference since COVID first hit and it couldn't have been a better experience!

I’ve finally started a hobby that I’ve wanted to pursue for a while… leather working.

Checkmango

I've been working on a new side-project... 👀

Side projects

I'm finally shipping Checkmango, a full-stack A/B testing platform. I've been working on this since December 2020. It's been a long road to get to where I am today and there is still a lot of work ...

Articles and blogs

Laracasts released the twenty-four part video series that I’ve been working on. It teaches you everything you need to know about Laravel Forge. https://laracasts.com/series/learn-laravel-forge-2022...

I was asked by Polywork to write about my experiences in polyworking. My "Polyworking my way through grief" post is now published. It was such a privilege to share my journey through a great platfo...