SilverStripe
Hamish Friedlander
Senior Developer
Programming since childhood, Hamish has dedicated his life to technology. Prior to joining SilverStripe he had a four-year stint running a one-man development shop in Bali, providing HTML enlightenment and a complete range of web-based solutions in that tropical paradise.
Hamish brings with him more than a decade of industry experience and a comprehensive knowledge of open source frameworks and languages. As one of our senior developers, Hamish acts as technical lead on some of our most complex projects, particularly those with a heavy JavaScript component. He has also contributed several sophisticated features to the open source framework, such as the partial caching system.
A multi-disciplinarian, Hamish is at home coding backend PHP, designing CSS layouts, optimising SQL statements, or load-hardening Debian. He thinks JavaScript is a near-perfect language, the web is our saviour from the perils of lock-in, and open source will inevitably triumph.
While dedicated to the art of the hack, Hamish also spends time playing guitar, riding motorcycles, and reading hard sci-fi novels in an effort to form a perfect blend of nerd and metal. He longs for the day he can replace his frail form with gears and steel, that he may live forever.