Parker Sprouse

Parker Sprouse

I'm an eighteen-year-old guy from New Orleans, Louisiana. I play guitar and am really good with computers. I'm going to LA Tech for college and majoring in Computer Science.

Programming is probably my favorite past-time. I'm a fast learner when it comes to programming, I'm just really lazy.
I've been experimenting with programming for 3 years, yet you'd never know it by how much I can actually do. I'm better at understanding something than actually carrying it out.
A majority of that time was spent on the web with HTML and CSS, and actually building websites and getting familiar with how servers and databases work. I've dipped into PHP, but I never got very far with it before I started application programming. I'm able to get a website up and running fairly quickly, so if you need any help with your website, just let me know. I'll see what I can do.
My first and - so far - only application language is Python. It's freaking amazing and I'm sure will always be my favorite.
Besides basic software development, my biggest interest in the technology world is AI. My dream career would be some mix of software development and artificial intelligence.

I listen to metal, hardcore, hard rock, screamo, and basically any kind of rock. No rap, no country. I do like the occassional dubstep/techno, however. It motivates me while I'm working with computers.

I'm straight-edge. For those of you who aren't sure, here's a background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge. However, I'll explain it in a nutshell. It basically means I don't drink alcohol, I don't use any drugs, I don't smoke tobacco, and I don't have promiscuous sex. You're probably asking, "Why would you wanna live like that?!" Well, it's the life I picked. It's a life about staying clean and sober. Nothing good comes out of alcohol, drugs, smoking, or random sex. That's just my point of view. I can have fun without screwing up my body and be able to remember it. I'm so serious about it that I have "XXX" tattooed on my left forearm. Look at the link above for an explanation.