NBNicolas Bourlès

Originally, I was set to become a desktop publishing layout artist, a field that demands great rigor in typography. But life gradually led me to the world of the Web: from pages rich in graphics but frozen in time, I chose the nearly limitless possibilities offered by hyperlinks.

I took my first steps in HTML during the late 2000s, when Internet Explorer 6 and table-based layouts ruled the web. It was a frustrating yet formative time — especially for learning patience! Dreamweaver crossed my path too, but not for long (and its name wasn’t exactly inspiring 😉).

Then, a book — Transcending CSS by Andy Clarke — transformed my approach. Starting from semantic meaning to build a webpage and progressively adding code was a revelation after years of table layouts.

Since then, I’ve gained experience in companies of all sizes, from small firms to IT service providers, working on projects ranging from a few days to several years. I’ve encountered varied work environments and sometimes colorful technologies — Liferay, Sharepoint — before landing on React and Symfony. And I look forward to discovering many more!