KYLE

Hi, I'm Kyle — a self-taught developer from Toronto who codes purely for the love of it. In 2012 I wrote my first real pages in HTML, CSS and JavaScript and never stopped. Static pages turned into dynamic ones with jQuery and Bootstrap, then into full applications backed by PHP/MySQL and custom content management systems I designed, built and maintained myself. Nobody handed me a syllabus — documentation, late nights, and relentless curiosity did.

These days I build across the whole stack for fun: React on the front end, Node.js and Express on the back, MongoDB and relational databases for data, and DevOps practices — Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and automation — to ship it all reliably. The milestones I'm proudest of are the practical ones: custom CMS platforms running real tournaments and leagues, a statistics app with live analytics and charts, and tools that people genuinely use.

Right now my learning path runs straight through security. I'm deep into cybersecurity and web penetration testing — secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, and ethical hacking techniques, including completing TryHackMe's SEC0 and SEC1 paths — because the fastest way to build resilient applications is to understand exactly how they get broken.

Looking forward, my goal is to become a web / penetration tester — helping secure applications and networks, preventing breaches and catastrophic events before they happen. The long game is simple: keep learning, keep building, keep the passion alive.