My name is James Borden, and I am a programmer. I mainly use .NET, but I have a fundamental understanding of object-oriented theory which allows me to learn any language based on object-oriented principles. I first started programming at the age of ten. I got a toy computer for Christmas that accepted simple programs written in a language similar to QBasic. A few years later, I started to dabble in HTML. I wrote my first simple webpage at the age of twelve. I took a class in QBasic at the age of sixteen, and decided to major in computer science. In the end, I switched majors to Digital Media, but I ended up on the programming side regardless.
The first "Hello, World" program I wrote was in C++. I studied C++ for almost a year as I progressed through the freshman computer programming classes. At the higher levels, I wrote C code. After that, I took a break for a while and focused on art production. When I came back, the university had given up C in favor of Java and Python for most of their classes. It wasn't difficult to learn Python or Java thanks to the object-oriented theory classes that I had taken. My first experience with my current favorite programming language, C#, came in 2007. The device drivers for my senior project were written in C#, so to simplify things, my team decided it would be wise to use a graphics engine that accepted C# as a scripting language. I have used C# for all my major projects since 2007, so it's safe to say that I have several years of experience using it.
I currently live in Kazo, a small city in Japan about 1 hour north of Tokyo. My main job is teaching English as a foreign language, but my second job is contract computer programming. I am currently engaged in a contracting relationship with Drexel University. I seek to make programming my main job, however. I fear that if I don't constantly program, I will be left behind by the rapidly advancing world of technology. To that end, I have started entering programming contests to keep my skills sharp. Please view my portfolio section for a more detailed look at the things I've done, or download my resume. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me at
Lazy Brains (2008)
Transition To Teaching Simulation (In Production)
BCI Thesis (2010)
Magic Card Trick (2010)