About
I’m Derek Allard. I’m a programmer, author, and award-winning instructor based in Toronto. My company builds attractive and effective web applications. I also share my passion by instructing, and I split my time between programming and teaching (university and college training, as well as corporate training).
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One of my principal beliefs is that information has to be exciting to be useful. I try to integrate that into everything I do, programming or instructing. I teach with an enthusiastic, contemporary, professional style that consistently earns excellent reviews and forms the foundation of our business. My programs are industry proven, engaging solutions that focus on interaction as much as results.
I continue this recipe through programming. Empowering the user is always the number one goal. My work is meticulously documented, and fully supported. I focus as much on your understanding as I do ease of use, quality and accuracy.
I empower you to understand, turning information into knowledge.
I’m also a standards and accessibility supporter, a scripting and database guy, and an open source/Mozilla advocate. I’m the author of BambooInvoice, an open source online invoicing system. I maintain a personal blog, with web design and programming content at DerekAllard.com. Warning: there are killer robots on that site… proceed with caution!
