Mike Irving - Web and Mobile App Developer
ASP.NET Web Design, Search Engine Optimisation, Mobile App Development
Welcome to the website of Mike Irving, Web Design, Mobile App Development and SEO Specialist.
I am from the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire, not far from Manchester, UK.
I have been working as a Software Developer since 2002, starting with ASP (JavaScript and VBScript Syntax versions) and SQL, and now working largely in ASP.Net 4.0 (C# Syntax), utilising technologies including Web Services, AJAX and LINQ.
On the client side of Web Design, I am a competent HTML / XHTML programmer, I use CSS, and I write multi browser compliant code that conforms to the relevant W3C standards.
I am also highly experienced in client-side code, programming cross-browser JavaScript (ECMAScript).
I made may first mobile app for the Apple iPhone in 2010,
and I am now actively developing Mobile Apps for iOS Devices (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad).
Since the Millennium, I have had the pleasure of working at various companies, in Cheshire and Greater Manchester. These roles have included working at Digital Agencies, a leading SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Company, large corporations and small businesses.
I have experience in the following technologies:
ASP, ASP.Net (C#), C++, Objective-C, SQL Server, T-SQL, AJAX, LINQ, Web Services, HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, RSS, IIS and Microsoft Access.
The main programs I utilise for web design and development include:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Adobe Photoshop.
For iOS App Development I am now using Xcode on a Mac, programming in Objective-C and Cocoa. My initial apps were developed using Microsoft Visual C++ and DragonFireSDK.
I build websites for all versions of the following web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari and Google Chrome.
Other Technologies I have experience in:
MySQL, Borland Delphi, Microsoft Visual Basic, some Apache, PHP and JSP.
Latest app... OS Grid Ref Compass
GPS / Navigation App for walkers,
with an in-built compass.
It has been a little while since my last new app release, but my latest creation, a GPS / Navigation aid for Walkers with an iPhone, is now available in the iTunes AppStore. OS Grid Ref Compass is ...
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Since New Year, I have launched two new Search Engine Optimisation apps for iPhone and iPad, along with an update for my well established "Website SEO Checks" app. Along with "CMS Detect", which la...
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This week I have launched a new iPhone and iPad app, and released updates for two of my other apps. 'CMS Detect' is a Content Management System Detector, designed to be useful for those of us that ...
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