Hi!
Welcome to my website.
I'm Jimmy.
Not the name that's in my passport, but what a lot of people know me by.
I am a web frontend developer. I like to build complex, performant user interfaces and think deeply about component architecture, design systems, and developer experience.
This website is my digital garden
and playground.
I will use it to share my story, my thoughts,
play with code, and whatever I might feel like. It is not perfect.
I have deliberately made the site appear simple at first glance but there is a lot of complex stuff to be found at my showcase .
I really wanted to test the limits of what is possible with visual themes. I wanted to go beyond "different colors", and I am pretty happy with the result. You can test the various themes with the button in the top right.
If you ever visit this website again, some things will probably have changed.
Quick Facts About Me
- World's best dad (awarded multiple times)
- Dude who likes to write code and build stuff
- PC gaming since 1990
- Traveler
- Life enjoyer
- Knowledge seeker
- Scuba diving instructor (no longer teaching)
What I'm Building Now
I'm always building something. Usually multiple things at once.
This website
This website started out as a small experiment and it quickly grew to become quite the beast of frontend complexity. It sure is a lot of fun though. And yes, I have plans for more themes.
Colony Sim game
A colony simulation game built with Unity. If this ever becomes playable, it might be fun. I made my own GOAP framework, of course.
Public-sector Ecosystem
Currently building a large-scale government platform with monorepo architecture and shared component libraries
Various moments in my life
This thing down here is an H-card
An H-card is an Indieweb concept. For my website, I use it as a place to have fun with my themes. Make sure to hover the card in Cyberpunk and Steampunk themes!
And feel free to reach out if you want
Kjetil Hoel (or just Jimmy)
Senior Frontend Engineer
Usually in Norway
Father, Programmer, Scuba diver, Traveler.