Adam R Moss

I'm a computer science instructor and programmer with over 15 years of experience. For most of my career, I’ve worked as a full-stack web developer, but I have also done some desktop, embedded, and game development. I have worked for many different organizations with a wide variance of methodologies and software stacks. This breadth of exposure has inoculated me against dogmatic perspectives. I am immune to hype and I prefer to adopt new technology when it is mature and proven, not new and shiny. I believe that a software craftsman should take a conservative, balanced, and pragmatic approach to software development.

I can help you at the beginning stages of a project: capturing requirements and choosing a solution stack. When I am the software architect, I favor a backend running on ASP.NET Core, a SQL Server data store, and a frontend written using React. C# is my static language of choice and Typescript is my preferred dynamic language. I tend to bias to leaner solution stacks rather than aggregating too many frameworks and libraries that lead to dependency hell. I take a balanced perspective on automated testing and design patterns: Test-driven Development, Behavior-driven Development, Software Design Patterns, and Enterprise Architecture Patterns are important tools that can speed up development and increase quality when used appropriately, but can slow development and provide a false sense of security when used inappropriately. I appreciate the revolutionary benefits of Agile Development methodologies, but I also firmly believe that a software product needs vision and forethought.

I’m very happy to offer up my own recommendations, but I’m also a compliant team member. I can join a project that’s already in active development, onboard with your tech and development methodologies, and start cranking out features within the first week. If your project is further along, I can help you refactor a proof-of-concept prototype with lots of technical debt into a resilient software product, able to respond to stakeholders with improvements and new features.

I'm looking forward to learning about your organization and your software development needs. I would like to help you realize your project's full potential!