Ed Rackham

When I left school, after my GCSE’s I found myself getting into the web side of programming – in a very deep way. I spent many nights working closely with web security and found myself “pen testing” sites – for fun, not profit. This led me to learn a bunch of other programming languages such as C, C++, Perl and Python.

I eventually found my true self when I worked as a box packer in a warehouse for a growing online computer consumables company. As the night shifts went by, and the company grew, they heard about my past with programming and online server security, and decided to give me a job in the office. It wasn’t long before I took over the complete control of their website, coding in updates and managing the day to day running of the site.

After several years working for them, I refined my programming skills by completing an Advanced Web Applications Development Open University course – and from that moment on I’ve never looked back. Since the course and to where I am now, I have run my own freelancing business, and completed a road trip across America – which was the shizzle.

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies
Drumming / Music, Xbox, Partying.

Favourite Films
Saving Private Ryan, Shanghai Noon / Knights, Police Story, Superbad, Starship Troopers (for all the glitches!), Snake in the Eagles Shadow

Best line from a film
I can’t believe I gave my panties to a geek. Sixteen Candles

Favourite websites

• www.reddit.com
• www.bbc.co.uk/news
• net.tutsplus.com
• www.php.net
• www.jquery.com

Favourite Place
Key West – Florida

Inspired by
Open source efforts. Without open source, I’m almost certain we wouldn’t be as far ahead as we are today.

Hero/Heroin
Owen Wilson

Would like to meet
Mike Portnoy – Drummer in Dream Theatre

Would like to own
A super yacht

Favourite Brand
None really, I like generic stuff.

Like to collect
Empty bottles of beer in my kitchen.

Daily Read / Source

• www.reddit.com
• www.bbc.co.uk/news

Favourite Quote / Saying
Easy Mode

Three things you always carry with you
Head, heart, at least one eyeball

What makes you happy/sad
Happy: Going out with friends / family for beer, and lots of it
Sad: Washing up

What are you listening to on you ipod right now:
Dance Gavin Dance, Biffy Clyro, The Foals, Dream Theatre, Matisyahu, A Static Lullaby, Killswitch Engage, William Fitzsimmons, City and Colour, Bath Aide

Tell us something we don’t know about yourself
I LOVE tower defense games!