About Anthony Mills
Being a child of the 1980's, I was lucky enough at the age of 9 to receive my very first computer! A Commodore 64C and as the months passed, I quickly got bored by the games that came with the computer and started to dabble in code. The first few years with my new toy mainly consisted of writing simple programs and games in CBM basic. Mainly learning by reading any computer-related magazines I could get my hands on and pulling apart code written by others. CBM Basic was a good first language, but my applications were starting to get bigger and performance was becoming an issue, so after being motivated by the demo scene of the time, I moved on to straight 6502 assembly language.
The years past, but my love of technology didn't die! Fast-forward to the present day, I am all grown up and live in the Southern suburbs of Sydney. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to work on a great variety of projects with countless talented developers. I have administered Linux and Unix-based systems for 14 years now along with writing code to earn my keep for the last 12 years. My main area of focus has been working as a PHP developer on the LAMP stack, but I love playing with all new technologies and am constantly starting new projects outside my day job to expand my skill set.
Beyond writing code, I spend my free time on various electronic projects, the never-ending quest to brew the perfect beer and exploring the subaquatic depths…
- Desktop OS: Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon
- Phone platform of choice: Android
- Current phone: Google Pixel
- Server distro of choice: Ubuntu
- Gadget of the moment: Raspberry Pi 4 running Kali Linux
- Currently working on mastering: Rust
- Favourite new technology: IPFS
- Years coding: 20 professionally
