Mike Babb

Software Developer

Husband, father, and software developer specialising in the front end web stack. Works mostly in JavaScript, currently centered around React and Redux. Open Web advocate and supporter of Free, Open Source Software projects. Quite excited about Progressive Web Apps and GraphQL. When not building web apps, likely to be running, reading, cooking, or playing games. Lives in Bristol, UK. Works on a cybersecurity learning platform at Immersive Labs, and previously led the dev team at Green Chameleon.

Latest Note

If you’re an ad-blocking Chrome user it’s probably time to switch to Firefox, as Google deprecates the API behind modern ad blockers in its browser: https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/

Ad-blocking in Chrome - 30 May 2019

From the Blog

"Recently I've been trying to reduce my dependence on proprietary apps and services. At first I just wanted a self-hosted alternative to Dropbox, but I quickly found I could build an entire private cloud using Nextcloud, and replace a lot of the services I used to rely on Google for." - Build your own private cloud with Nextcloud