About
Learning, sharing, unlearning and learning again!
Hey there!
I’m Deniz, a Software Engineer with a slightly unconventional story.
I started playing games on C64 when I was a kid back in early 90s and it didn't take me too long to start learning computing on the legendary Amiga 500.
Fast-forwarding; grew up, I started my career in 2005 as an Insurance Risk Specialist. Learned to analyze and to make decisions under uncertainty (and pressure) in this realm.
I still own an Amiga
In 2011, I began steering my career toward Software Engineering. Kept learning and learning more. After a year and a half, I finally landed my first development project in 2012 and have been moving forward ever since!
My first solo project was a .NET-CF app on Windows CE [2012]
Over the years, I’ve worked across Inventory Management, Vehicle Tracking, Online Betting, Hospitality, and Fintech industries. I enjoy challenges and I’m always looking to learn, improve, automate and simplify.
I’m passionate about mentoring and knowledge-sharing. That passion led me to kick-off my very first on-demand video course ASP.NET Core for Backend: From beginners to deep dive on Udemy, where I mentor aspiring developers from around the globe.
I’m primarily a backend engineer and my main development environments are .NET and Node.js. I occasionally moonlight in front-end, automate tedious tasks in CI/CD pipelines and tame infrastructure.
When not coding or learning, I enjoy countryside, travelling and gym.
