Hi, my name is Farrin Reid. I love developing awesome software, tinkering with open source hardware, and trying out new hobbies. I am most intrigued by automation, strong AI, and all fields of science. I am excited to be working at Nodejitsu as one of the team.
I graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2009. I stuck around for a few years and became a developer/programmer for the University of Alaska. About a year ago, I decided I wanted to move away; out of the cold, closer to family, and to expand my career horizon. I packed up 8 years of worth of collected belongings between my wife and I into our car and at 1:30pm June 18, 2011, I started my journey out of Fairbanks, AK to Seattle, WA.
I had a few interviews lined up when I arrived, but at the time the market was looking for senior developers. In the interim of looking for something to pay the bills, I got