My name is Nicolas Bourlès,and I am front-end developer for over 15 years.
I like to produce quality code that respects semantics, best practices and Web standards. I currently work for the NRJ website and other group websites.
Presentation
I was destined for a career as a desktop publishing layout artist, a profession that teaches great rigor in typography, but life gradually introduced me to the world of the Web: from pages rich in graphics but fixed for eternity, I traded them for the almost infinite possibilities of hyperlinks.
I took my first steps in HTML during the second half of the 2000s, when Internet Explorer 6 and table-based layouts reigned supreme. It was quite a challenging and sometimes frustrating period, but it was formative (especially for nerve control...). I also knew Dreamweaver, I admit, but I didn’t use it for long (and its name didn’t really make one dream 😉).
A book I discovered during one of my bookstore escapades significantly changed my approach to the profession: Transcending CSS by Andy Clarke. This new approach, starting from the meaning given by semantics to build a web page by gradually adding the necessary code, was a revelation for me, having only known table-based layouts until then.
Since then, my experience has grown in small companies and larger organizations, with some stints in IT service companies. I have worked on projects ranging from a few days to several years. I have, of course, experienced different work environments and encountered sometimes colorful names like Liferay and Sharepoint, finally ending up with React and Symfony. And I hope to discover new ones!
Skills
My core expertise is, of course, in mastering HTML and CSS, and I am constantly seeking to improve my knowledge through regular technological monitoring.
I also greatly appreciate JavaScript (in Vanilla JS), as well as libraries like React and frameworks such as NextJS. I currently use Webpack to transpile my files, but I am always open to new developments.
I also use the Symfony development environment (PHP) in my current work, along with the SCSS preprocessor, and I aim to get closer to the backend side.
I am aware of digital accessibility and strive to implement it in my personal and professional projects.
Experiences
Senior front-end developer @ NRJ Group
September 2016 - today
- Front-end developments on the NRJ Group's websites (Chérie FM, Nostalgie, NRJ, NRJ Play and Rire et Chansons)
- Creation of new page layouts, maintenance, and evolutions of the codebase