My name’s Joss Crowcroft – I’m an independent programmer and wannabe-entrepreneur from London, currently living in Hong Kong.
I design and build websites and web applications with JavaScript (with and without frameworks), HTML5, CSS, PHP and a few other things, and religiously keep myself up to date on the latest developments in browser technologies.
I’m the Lead Product Developer at Demand Analytics, a 10-strong data/analytics startup in Hong Kong, where I work on interfaces and dashboards for coping with phenomenal amounts of data.
I’m always looking for opportunities to network with smart, driven and creative people.
Biography
I’ve been coding since the late ’90s / early ’00s, when I began writing crude Doom-style shoot-em-up games and selling them online, to a mixture of confusion and cheer from my family. Things have changed a lot since then, but my love of technology and languages hasn’t.
In 2010, I graduated from a Music degree, majoring in Piano and Composition, with a 2.1 – which is nice, given that I spent more time in those three years building, managing and later shutting down a VIP nightclub hosting company, religiously studying and practising web development, and cooking up crazy adventures, than studying Bach or Beethoven.
Three years ago I gave up being a full-time professional party guy to follow my dream and become a full-time professional geek, and I haven’t looked back. In October 2010, after a brief amble through the UAE, Angela and I landed in Hong Kong, penniless, cold and alone (just kidding about the cold part). Thanks to the kind hospitality of friends and relatives, we’re now fully grown people, getting to grips with this crazy city.
A few fun facts – I’m mostly vegan but eat the occasional organic free-range egg – I have a vague fear of silence but can’t stand noise – I didn’t use shampoo or conditioner for 8 months and was cleaner than ever (until the HK pollution put an end to that.)
