Hello! I'm Laura. I first discovered my passion for computers and software development back in 8th grade and ever since that moment I haven't been able to stop. I'm self-employed and committed to my work and when an idea sparks I'm eager to bring it to life. I love a difficult challenge and there are many nights I've stayed up immersed in solving intricate problems.
Outside of my professional projects I dedicate a lot of my time to personal coding endeavors and exploring new technologies. I also indulge in some good ol' cat pictures because who doesn't love cats? When I'm not deep in code I enjoy traveling and connecting with new people and spending time with my two black cats.
I pride myself on staying current with a broad spectrum of programming languages and occasionally venturing into design. Golang is my favorite and I dedicate a lot of my time to it, developing everything from CLI tools to REST API servers. I'm also proficient in PHP, JavaScript (including Node.js and Bun), Lua, HTML, CSS (and its pals LESS/SASS) and MySQL/MariaDB. I've even dabbled in Java and C#. Being used to working on Linux servers, I'm pretty comfortable navigating the shell. While I've not dived deep into them, I've got a foundational grasp of C and C++. My web development journey introduced me to frameworks like Vue.js and Laravel, which I enjoy working with, but I also like going back to the basics every now and then.
I started my programming journey with a three-year apprenticeship at a web development startup, form4. Here, I began with the fundamentals of HTML, CSS and JavaScript before moving to backend development with PHP to build TYPO3 extensions. Though it's been a while, I also honed my skills in Java, crafting database management systems with tools like Hibernate, the Spring Framework and Maven.
After my apprenticeship I realized TYPO3 wasn't quite my cup of tea. That led me to the amazing team at Trustami, where I thrived as a full-stack web-developer for five years.
After my time at Trustami, I decided to do my own thing and became self-employed! Now I primarily work with Ben (InZidiuZ) on the OP-Framework, a FiveM framework written in Lua that powers several large servers. It's a lot of fun because I get live feedback and ideas from a huge community. Tying it all together and coming up with cool and creative solutions is why my work doesn't even feel like work. During this time I've also contributed a lot to the documentation and research for GTA-V natives which helps other developers working with the FiveM platform.
Being self-employed gives me the freedom to choose my own hours. This gives me a great opportunity to work on my own projects, contribute to the open-source world and build new tools and libraries to sharpen and broaden my skills in other languages that I love, like Golang.
My passion for coding extends to all sorts of projects and I've contributed to and created a bunch of open-source libraries on both GitHub and GitLab (but GitHub is my favorite). Whether I'm coding for work or for fun, I'm meticulous about making sure my code is clear, clean and efficient.
"Wiese2" is an alias that I've frequently used since the beginning of my programming journey. When I began my apprenticeship, there was another trainee with me, albeit in a different field. While I was diving into software development, he was getting his hands dirty with hardware, networking and servers.
Together, we decided to set up a collaborative project named "Spielwiese4." This name translates to "playground 4", with the number 4 nodding to our employer, "form4". As I ventured out on my own projects, I decided to simplify the name. I took "Spielwiese," which means "Meadow" or "Field" and shortened it to "Wiese". Wanting to give a personal touch and reference my solo endeavors, I turned the 4 into a 2, birthing the alias "Wiese2".
