Forrest Knight

Forrest Knight

Forrest Knight

Just evolved into hobbyist coder, tracking my coding journey on YouTube for 6 years.

@forrest

Joined Aug 2021

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About

Hey, I'm Forrest!👋 A software engineer turned content creator (I make YouTube videos about computer science & software engineering). I worked professionally as a software engineer using Java, TypeScript, Spring Boot, and Angular. If I had to say, that's definitely what I'm best at. But currently, I've been coding a web app using the MERN stack. Why the MERN stack instead of my go-to stack? I mean, why not? It's fun to learn new tech stacks from time to time lol. But my main profession right now is creating YouTube content to help up-and-coming software engineers & computer science students best navigate the crazy world that is software development. I do this by sharing my experiences & advice in hopes it can help someone out there learn & avoid the mistakes that I've made along the way.

My speciality

Hobbyist Coder

YouTuber

Content Creator

Podcaster

Experiences

Self-Employed

YouTube Content Creator

Self-Employed

Jun 2016 - Present

8yrs 3mos

Jun 2016 - Present

8yrs 3mos

Prime 3 Software

Software Engineer

Prime 3 Software

Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

1yr 2mos

Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

1yr 2mos

Tech Stack

Featured
Java

Java

Senior

TypeScript

TypeScript

Mid-level

Spring Boot

Spring Boot

Mid-level

Angular Material

Angular Material

Mid-level

Gradle

Gradle

Mid-level

Version Control
Git

Git

Senior

Languages
C++

C++

Mid-level

JavaScript

JavaScript

Beginner

Platforms
AWS

AWS

Mid-level

Databases
MongoDB

MongoDB

Beginner

Javascript UI
React

React

Beginner

Cloud Hosting
Linode

Linode

Beginner

Frameworks (Full Stack)
Node.js

Node.js

Beginner

Certifications

Old Dominion University

Bachelors in Computer Science

Old Dominion University

August 2013 - June 2018

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