Steve Purves
Mentor
(36 reviews)
US$30.00
For every 15 mins
15
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
C++, Matlab, Javascript, number crunching, visualisation & scientific apps. 15+ yrs. TDD/BDD
C++, Matlab, Javascript, number crunching, visualisation & scientific apps. 15+ yrs. TDD/BDD
Scientific software developer (image processing, data analysis, machine learning & visualisation) and computing using C++, matlab, javascript & web apps.
I've been developing working professionally for over 15 years and have touched all sorts of technologies, APIs, Algorithms, build systems in that time 3D Visualisation, GPU/CUDA, Linux/Windows, boost, node.js, ....
These days getting into js, node and web technologies. I practice BDD & TDD have led & worked on agile teams and regularly teach people over the internet.
English
London (+01:00)
Joined April 2014
EXPERTISE
15 years experience
Have worked for on large code bases across windows, linux, sun & SGI. I am fluent in C++, but have been working with lots of legacy, not ...
Have worked for on large code bases across windows, linux, sun & SGI. I am fluent in C++, but have been working with lots of legacy, not had much CPP11+ experience or a chance to use newer language features.
15 years experience
I have used matlab as a prototyping environment for the majority of my career. I use matlab to do research data analysis and late cycle p...
I have used matlab as a prototyping environment for the majority of my career. I use matlab to do research data analysis and late cycle prototyping, including development of production c++ code driven from matlab with the mex-c api.
5 years experience
Used TDD and BDD in green field development and in legacy code and systems. I have used various c++ & javascript frameworks, a little c# ...
Used TDD and BDD in green field development and in legacy code and systems. I have used various c++ & javascript frameworks, a little c# and love using cucumber.
3 years experience
I have really gotten into javascript and its where iI like to practice TDD the most. I use jasmine & mocha for testing. Only live experie...
I have really gotten into javascript and its where iI like to practice TDD the most. I use jasmine & mocha for testing. Only live experience was on a webapp that interfaced to a desktp app where we used beckbone and socketio.
3 years experience
3D image processing algorithms on seismic datasets, signal processing
3D image processing algorithms on seismic datasets, signal processing
2 years experience
I used jquery as part of a stack to build a web based interface for a desktop product
I used jquery as part of a stack to build a web based interface for a desktop product
3 years experience
Some web app development, I don;t find it difficult but I need google by my side to use newer language features.
Some web app development, I don;t find it difficult but I need google by my side to use newer language features.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(36 reviews)
Removed User
May 2016
Only mentor I use as of now, all I need to use as of now too. He is the absolute best out of anybody ever.
Removed User
April 2016
Always the best.
Removed User
February 2016
He is the best mentor. I likely always write this about him, but Steve really is!!!
Austin Atiyeh
February 2016
He was the only mentor that offered me a fixed price (and a reasonable one too) to solve the problem offline! Perfect outcome! Couldn't be happier :)
Removed User
February 2016
Always the best.
Removed User
February 2016
He is the best.
Removed User
January 2016
He is an excellent mentor all around, stand up person too.
Removed User
January 2016
He really is the best.
Pedro Nieto Sanchez
January 2016
Very helpfull and explaining everything in detail, although I couldn't really understand everything because of my poor skills at ANgular. Great mentor.
Jason Santa
December 2015
Great mentor! Helped in making a complex work appear easy. One to always count on to take mentee's project like his own work. Awesome!