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Welcome to Simple Software Solutions

    - the personal website of Andrew Edgington

My Work

Having graduated from the University of Essex with a third class degree in Computer and Microprocessor Systems, I practiced as a software developer in the UK IT industry for twelve years before having to give up work for health reasons. I was always very frustrated with the degree of incompetence I found in my industry and I started to write a book - The Craft of Computer Programming - based on what I learnt from my experiences. My health problems made it hard going though and I didn't end up writing much more than 15-20 pages, though I hope the more open-minded amongst IT enthusiasts may find my ideas amusing and/or interesting !  Feel free to let me know what you think at itcraftsman@yahoo.co.uk.

I worked for some years with Charles Cook who has developed a very useful open source XML-RPC.NET library.

My Hobbies

I used to be an archer and play five-a-side football, but I restrict my activities now to collecting old banknotes. I admire the craftsmanship that goes into producing the artwork, particularly on older notes, and I like the way notes reflect the culture of their country of origin. I am a member of the International Bank Note Society. I was a contestant on the Channel 4 gameshow "Countdown" in 2004, but I went completely to pieces and only scored about half what I usually score at home !

My Other Interests

I have always had an interest in religion and regard myself as a Christian, though I don't belong to any particular Church, having my own beliefs.

The first company I worked for produced stockmarket information systems and I've been following the markets ever since. Here are some useful sites for market information if you want to give it a go yourself:

I also support the following charities:

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