About me

My name is Len Holgate and I’m a programmer who is currently specialising in server-side C++ on Windows. I worked in investment banking in London for several years before switching to working for clients directly from my office in Guildford, Surrey.

Since around 2001 I’ve been building high performance, scalable server systems for clients using The Server Framework, a set of C++ libraries that are available for licensing in source code form and which provide a quick and easy way to build complex server systems.

In my spare time I used to write embedded assembly language and was attempting to build a robot from scratch rather than from kits. This is where I was chronicling my journey of discovery but then my family grew and my spare time dwindled…

I have another blog at www.lenholgate.com where I write about C++ development and general technical issues, though in the past it was slightly less focused.

When I’m not in front of a computer I like to run, cycle, skate, climb, ski and build and paint Warhammer figures with my sons.

If you’re interested in me doing some consulting or custom development for you then do get in touch. I’m usually happy to quote a fixed price and I pride myself in delivering bug free systems. Browse my blog for details of how I work and examples of the kind of code I write and if you’d like a more formal CV then simply drop me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn. Whilst I prefer to work from my office on fixed price contracts I’m pretty flexible.

You can contact me at Len.Holgate@JetByte.com and follow me on Twitter.