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 out with ASP (JavaScript and VBScript Syntax versions) and Microsoft SQL Server. I am now working largely in Visual Studio 2012 / ASP.Net 4.5 (C# Syntax), utilising technologies including Web Services, AJAX and LINQ.
On the client side of Web Design, I am a competent HTML5 coder, I use CSS3, and I write multi browser compliant code that conforms to the relevant W3C standards.
I am also highly experienced in client-side scripting code, programming cross-browser JavaScript (ECMAScript) and implementing the latest jQuery libraries.
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). My day to day work now incorporates App Development and Mobile Web Development.
During my career, 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, jQuery, IIS and Microsoft Access.
The main programs I utilise for web design and application development include:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, SVN and Adobe Photoshop.
For iOS App Development, on Mac OS X, I either use Xcode for programming in Objective-C, or Xamarin Studio for programming in C#. 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 iOS App: Story Tap
Create your own story for your little ones, involving Three Special Things.
Moving my websites to a new web server Recently I decided to take the plunge and purchase my own Dedicated Server to run my Websites and Mobile App Web Services. I had until this point been runn...
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Since late last year I have been altering my existing iOS Apps to make use of the 4 Inch display of the iPhone 5 (and iPod Touch 5th Generation devices). Likewise, all my new iPhone App development...
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In the past twelve months, my development of mobile Apps for iOS (iPhone/ iPad) has gained serious pace. My Top 10 Grossing Apps for the year were as follows, representing 95.56% of my total sales...
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