About the Author

Richard Gill is a full-stack JavaScript developer and the founder of ZDEV.

ZDEV is a software consultancy that specializes in building websites and apps for small- and medium-sized clients. Before starting ZDEV, Richard earned a computer science degree from Imperial College and started his career building technology at investment banks and hedge funds. He then moved on to consulting before founding his own development shop. Richard has spent three years working with React, React Native, and Redux to build websites and apps for real-world clients. He considers himself a generalist programmer who initially was expert in Java, C#, and Ruby on Rails, before spending the last few years in a JavaScript/Node-based environment. His company follows an apprenticeship model and all his staff are trained by him from scratch.