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  <p>Hi, my name's Dak. I'm a full-stack JavaScript developer, currently using: Node, Express, Postgres, HTML, CSS/SASS, React, Git, Linux.</p>
  <p>I'm a recent graduate of <a href="https://foundersandcoders.com/" rel="noopener">Founders &amp; Coders</a>; a highly selective full-stack JavaScript course with a peer-led learning model and an emphasis on collaboration.</p>
  <p>Previously I worked as a climbing wall manager, spending my free time teaching myself web-development and helping <a href="https://www.codeclub.org.uk/" rel="noopener">10 year olds learn to code</a>.</p>
  <p>I'm also interested in effective altruism and have pledged (via <a href="https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/" rel="noopener">Giving What We Can</a>) to give 10% of my income to the most effective charities.</p>
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