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My name is Mark Gants and this is my web site - welcome! I am a software engineer / game developer who creates entertainment software for game consoles, personal computers, mobile devices and the web.
Please take a look around to learn more about my experience and feel free to contact me if you are interested in hiring a solid engineer for your project. Thank you for visiting!
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My First Investment Analysis Program
Several months ago I decided I should educate myself about investing (of which I knew nothing about at the time). After digging around online, reading several websites, books, etc. I stumbled across a book by Phil Town titled Rule #1, which provides a straightforward, seemingly simple introduction to value investing. The rest of this post outlines my experiences and lessons learned while writing program to automate the stock valuation techniques described in this book. (read more...)
ROS Installation Pains
I recently learned about ROS and decided I would like to learn more about it. Having found myself with a bit of free time during the holidays I thought I would try to install the latest version ("Electric Emys") and give it a go. Here's what happened... (read more...)
New Years Resolutions
Happy New Year, I hope 2012 is off to a great start for you!
I recently returned from a long trip and had some time to think about some projects I would like to work on this year. In no particular order, I would like to:
- Take some more free online classes from Stanford.
- Learn how to program robots using ROS.
- Learn Erlang.
- Find a way to put my new AI knowledge to some practical use.
- Generally spend more time using Linux.