Alan P. Barber

Software Developer, Computer Scientist, Scrum Master, & Crohn’s Disease Fighter

Biography

Software Architect, Application Developer, Web Developer, & Database Developer. I specialize in Software Development with a focus on Architecture and Design. I have worked with both hardware and software throughout my career. I mainly develop for the Microsoft .Net stack.

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Crypto-Currency
Distributed Computing
Software Architecture

Education

Exam 70-480 - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3, 2014
Microsoft
Professional Scrum Master I, 2012
Scrum.Org
BS in Computer Science, 2004
Bowling Green State University

Experience

My professional work history.
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Senior Consultant

Improving

Mar 2012 – Present Columbus, Ohio

A consultant providing development services with specialization in KnockoutJS, AngularJS, ReactJS, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, C#, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure based technologies.

Consultant

Quick Solutions (now Fusion Alliance)

Jan 2011 – Mar 2012 Columbus, Ohio

A consultant providing development services with specialization in ASP.NET, C# and Microsoft SQL Server based technologies.

Senior Programmer

Corporate Research International

Nov 2005 – Jan 2011 Findlay, Ohio

Web Developer, Database Administrator, Phone Systems. I may have been a programmer by title but I was the manager of all things IT. I dealt with both software development as well as hardware issues.

Recent Posts

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SOLID Principles - Interface Segregation Principle

The fourth of the SOLID Principles to cover is the letter I which is the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP). What is the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)? The Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) states that “Clients should not be forced to depend upon interfaces that they do not use".

Alan P. Barber

Apr 29, 2021 2 min read

SOLID Principles - Liskov Substitution Principle

The third of the SOLID Principles to cover is the letter L which is the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP). What is the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)? The Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) states that “Derived classes must be substitutable for their base classes".

Alan P. Barber

Mar 31, 2021 3 min read

SOLID Principles - Open-Closed Principle

The second of the SOLID Principles to cover is the letter O which is the Open-Closed Principle (OCP). What is the Open-Closed Principle (OCP)? The Open-Closed Principle (OCP) states that “You should be able to extend a classes behavior, without modifying".

Alan P. Barber

Feb 28, 2021 2 min read

SOLID Principles - Single Responsibility Principle

The first of the SOLID Principles to cover is the letter S which is the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). What is the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)? The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) states that “A class should have one, and only one, reason to change.

Alan P. Barber

Jan 31, 2021 2 min read

SOLID Principles - Five Principles of Object-Oriented Programming and Design

This is the first of what will be a series of posts on each of The SOLID Principles. Before we go into details lets look at an overview of the principles.

Alan P. Barber

Dec 31, 2020 4 min read