Hi! I’m Arkady Briz!

And I’m going to become a frontend developer.

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Arkady Briz's photo.

My skills

Some words about myself

How did I get into frontend development?
I graduated from a high school with a focus on physics and math, and then went on to study radio electronics at university, earning an engineering degree. But I never ended up working in that field. Instead, I spent the next five years in a management position at an organization. After that, I ran my own business for about four years, doing home and apartment renovation and finishing work.

I’ve been interested in computers since my childhood, but only after I turned 35 I finally decided to give programming a try. When the pandemic hit, I started looking for ways to work remotely. I learned how to build websites using no-code platforms — but that was more about design than development. I created a few websites, and later got a remote job as a mentor at an online education company. Alongside my main responsibilities, I sometimes edited HTML code for the learning platform. That’s when my childhood dream came back to life.

Three years as a mentor gave me solid experience with remote work and collaborating with teams and people online. That’s when I made the decision to become a frontend developer. I set a goal to learn programming no matter what — and here I am. What helps me on this path is my strong interest in the field, persistence, attention to detail, focus on goals and a healthy dose of perfectionism.

My motivation also comes from a few personal goals: working remotely and being location-independent, keeping my mind sharp, connecting with interesting and open-minded people, finally mastering English — and, well, let’s be honest, the salaries in tech aren’t bad either.

I enjoy learning new things and figuring out how the world works.

Education

My projects

English level

Upper-Intermediate
(according to the test at EF SET)

Arkady Briz's Upper-Intermediate level confirmation certificate.

Code example

Task: sort the array [4, 2, 1, 3] in ascending order

        
let array = [4, 2, 1, 3];

for (let i = 0; i <= array.length - 2; i++) {
  let minValue = array[i];

  for (let j = i + 1; j <= array.length - 1; j++) {
    if (array[j] < minValue) {
      minValue = array[j];
      let swap = array[j];
      array[i] = minValue;
      array[j] = swap;
    }
  }
}