Simon Darke
Developer. Casual Photographer. Occasional Mini Painter.
About
PHP backend developer with a love for building and breaking things. Whether that's integrations, APIs, or Warhammer armies. When I'm not writing code I'm usually painting miniatures, taking photos, or discovering music I should've found years ago.
What I Work With
Backend
Frontend
DevOps & Tooling
Currently Working On
Hobby Paint Inventory System
Mobile App built with React Native Expo and a Rust based API for tracking miniature paint collections and recipes
Interactive MR Training Tool
An immersive Apple Vision Pro training app that places students inside interactive 360° scenarios to practice realtime decision making.
PHP xAPI Connector
A fluent PHP package for building and sending xAPI statements, with full Laravel support.
Pomodoro Timer Device
A ESP32 WiFi enabled Pomodoro Timer with active tracker (you can literally see it here)
Portfolio Website
This site right now
Gallery
Music
Recent Plays

Counting Worms
Knocked Loose

MakeDamnSure
Taking Back Sunday

Bicker
Orchards

Just Another Day
Lakes

Go
The Chemical Brothers

Faster the Chase
InMe

I Feel Terrible
Orchards

Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team) - Remastered 2019
Taking Back Sunday

No Sleep Tonight
Enter Shikari

It's Far Better To Learn
Saosin
Coding Soundtrack
What I listen to while I code · 9 May — 8 Jun 2026
4
Commits
988
Tracks Scrobbled
1
Repos
Top Artists Around Commits

Yellowcard

My Chemical Romance

Neck Deep

Fall Out Boy

Silverstein
Top Tracks Around Commits

Ocean Avenue
Yellowcard

The Ghost of You
My Chemical Romance

In Bloom
Neck Deep

"The Take Over, the Breaks Over"
Fall Out Boy

Smile in Your Sleep
Silverstein
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