Gary Butler
Beard version 11.0
Released 2014
Still in LTS
👋 Hi! I'm a lifelong developer — writing code since 1980,
back when “AirDrop” meant tossing a disk across the room (and hoping it didn’t hit the wall).
🌱 These days, you might spot me:
  • 🖥️ Behind a monitor (beard and all), juggling C#, SQL, JavaScript, and TDD
  • 🎷 Or behind a saxophone, playing 80's ballads on my alto
I thrive on mob programming, building for IoT, and sharing what I learn through blogging.
🕰️ Way back in 1992
I completed my thesis on intelligent tutoring systems (think early AI-driven learning, retro style).
🚀 Fun Fact
A photo of me actually made it into space.
As part of nbn’s “Blast Your Face Into Space” campaign for Australia’s Sky Muster II satellite launch, my picture became part of a giant photo collage on the nose cone of the rocket.
(Yes, technically, my beard is now a veteran astronaut.)
My face aboard a rocket nose cone
Nose cone collage shot
Rocket blast-off
Rocket blast-off
🛰️
💖 A Few Things I Love
  • 💡 Code that’s clean and clever
  • 👨‍💻 Turning ideas into products, insights into posts
  • 🤝 Learning in the open and teaching as I go
  • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 The energy of a well-synced team
If you’re into technology, jazz, or the thrill of debugging mysterious SQL, you’re in the right place.