Hi! My name is Rik and I've been addicted to building websites for over 2 decades.

In addition to building personal websites for my various interests (writing poetry, building worlds, writing science fiction books) I've also developed websites for a range of clients across a range of technologies - both frontend and backend. I've worked full time in the industry since 2014, first as a full-time developer and, since 2019, as a freelance contractor.

I build websites because I love delivering astonishing experiences to people who visit those websites. My preferred tech stack is HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript - preferably in its vanilla flavour.

I've been giving much of my work away, for free, for a long time now. It's gone from a lifestyle choice to - well - just the way I see life! In addition to my GitHub projects, I also give away my poetry, and my novels, for free: because words and stories cannot exist without an audience ... so why put gates and barriers in the way of letting the audience enjoy my work?

I don't expect the world to keep me in a comfortable lifestyle. But "every little helps", as they say. If you find my work useful, or enjoyable, please consider sponsoring me so that I can continue to do what I love, and share the results of that work with everyone - for free!