Ben
O'Connor.

Web Developer|App Developer|Gaming & Tech Enthusiast

A Starfox Arwing flying onto the screen.

Over 15 Years of Experience

Passionate about performance and UX/UI design

Competent in web and mobile app development

Based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Skill Set

Frontend Frameworks: Vue.js, Nuxt.js, React, Astro
Javascript: Vanilla, Typescript, ES6+, Angular, jQuery
Hybrid App Frameworks: React Native, Ionic, Cordova
Backend Frameworks: PHP, Laravel, Slim

Testing: Cypress, Nightwatch.js, Vue Testing Utils, Vitest, Playwright
UI: Bulma, TailwindCSS, CSS, SASS/SCSS
Build tools: NPM, Yarn, Vite, Webpack, Gulp, React Native CLI, Ionic CLI
Design: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Gaming: Unity, Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine

Project Showcase

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Nuxt 4Vue 3Tailwind CSSOku-Ui MotionVitestPlaywright

Hey Jude Hair Salon

A hair salon website created for a local business in Scarborough, UK. It features a modern and responsive design that matches the newly redecorated salon interior.

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Latest Posts

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December 25th 2025

The never-ending story of the game backlog

Merry Christmas! If you’ve woken up this morning and realised your game backlog has suddenly grown by a few more titles, you’re not alone. In this post, I’m talking about game backlogs and why I keep finding myself returning to older games instead of jumping into the latest releases.

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December 7th 2025

It's about time you showed up, Fox

It's been a while, but I finally have my personal website up and running. I first built the site with Astro JS, but I eventually chose to switch to React and the Next JS framework. In this blog post, I will discuss the challenges I encountered with Astro and explain why I moved back to React. I will also share what’s next for me and the frameworks and technologies I plan to explore.

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