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About this Blog

Sanfoka is an African word that symbolizes one taking from the past what is good and bringing it into the present in order to make positive progress through the benevolent use of knowledge.

Akindra Symbol for Sanfoka

This blog is about my experiences as a fresh graduate working in a Global 500 company as a professional Software Developer. This blog also reflects upon the status of the thriving software development outsourcing industry in the Philippines. I chose to name this blog Sanfoka because most of my posts reflects about my past experiences and how those experiences relates to my current profession.

I have three (3) reasons why I started this blog. First, I was inspired to create this blog mainly because I want to share the experiences of a very passionate, technical and geeky fresh graduate who is working on his first job as a professional computer programmer. Second, I was inspired by Joel Spolsky who, most people believe, is the first blogger to blog about Software Development. Finally, I started this blog because I want to train myself to be able to write gracefully (which will hopefully help me in writing non-boring technical documentations).

About the Author

Cristopher Ian Uy, in his non-geeky look

Cristopher Ian S. Uy (a.k.a Ian, Uy, Ian Uy, Mr. Uy, [JaVa]^RusH^, javarush) graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Mapúa Institute of Technology – Makati. He specializes in developing software applications (Business Systems or Tools) using the .NET Framework. He is highly interested in the science of cryptography and computer security which is the reason why his thesis is related to Two-Factor authentications and Block Ciphers.

From a very early age, Ian Uy has been very passionate about technology. He has 12 years of experience working with computers. From a very young age of 10, he created his first program in C to help his friends compute their rankings in a board game called Millionaire’s Game. From then on, he has developed different software that ranges from the typical Sales and Inventory System to a highly complex Compiler that uses Filipino syntax. Ian Uy is currently employed as a Software Developer at a Global 500 company that does Process Automation.

Born in 1987, right at the heart of Manila, Ian Uy’s only hobbies are the ones that is related to computers, programming, software development and technology.

Ian’s resume can be viewed here.

About the Site

The site is powered by Coretechnique Systems. I would like to personally thank my good friend and fellow geek, Edison Go Tan, for hosting this site without *any* charge.