About Me

My name is Brady Holt. I’m a software developer by day and geek by night. Writing software is my profession, hobby and passion. During the day, I am a developer at You Need A Budget and at night I am usually spending time with my family or hacking on one of my many pet projects. You might catch me playing with TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Ruby, Node.js, Linux, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Docker or the new shiny tool that just popped up. I am an open source developer and have several active projects.

Some History

Back in 1993 when I was 13 years old, I messed up my Mom’s 8088 computer by accident to the point it would not boot. She used the computer for her home based transcription business so I knew I was in serious trouble. I tinkered with BIOS settings, skimmed the MS-DOS 3.2 book on her desk, and called every technical support 1-800 # I could find. Eventually I fixed it and after the crisis was over, I realized I actually enjoyed tinkering with the computer. Over the next year, I sold stuff and saved money until I was able to afford my own 386 machine to play with. I was addicted to AOL and ran a BBS called “The Hard Drive”. A friend from church began teaching me how to program with Turbo Pascal and I was hooked! I studied Management Information Systems at The University of Texas at Austin and began a career in software development.

To learn even more about me, check out my 3-part post, How I Got Geeky.

Random Knowledge

• I’m an extroverted introvert.
• MacGyver is my hero.
• I don’t play computer games or read fantasy novels.
• I prefer a non-fiction book over a fiction one.
• I believe in the Oxford comma.
• I’m a Christian.
• I can whistle really loud.
• I’ve seen the The Matrix movie at least 20 times.
• I’ve never broken a bone in my body.
• Google has Usenet history on me back to 1996.
• I play the acoustic guitar.
• Hawaii is my favorite place to visit.
• I have a beautiful wife, daughter, and son. I adore them.
• A good word to describe me is resourceful.
• Myers-Briggs says I’m an ISTP.
• I change the oil on my cars.
• I played soccer and football when I was younger.
• I started learning HTML on April 29th, 1996.
• I open garage doors with my phone.
• I ran the New York Marathon in 2004.
• I’ve been skydiving.

Updates

To found out what I have been up to recently, see my Now page.