Hi there and happy holidays!

First, let me extend a warm welcome back to the blog. It’s been far too long since my last post, and for that, I owe you an explanation. Life and work have kept me on my toes, leaving little room to nurture this space as much as I would like. However, exciting developments are on the horizon, and I’m thrilled to share a glimpse of what’s been happening behind the scenes and what’s coming next.

Status update on my life as a Rydoo’er

A significant chunk of my time has been dedicated to my work at Rydoo, where we’ve been hard at work on a complete overhaul of our website and branding. The new version of the site is now live, and I’m proud to say it’s a significant leap forward. We’ve launched the updated website in six languages, ensuring that our message resonates globally. This project has been a labor of love—a culmination of meticulous planning, collaboration, and execution. From refreshing the brand identity to fine-tuning the multilingual user experience, every detail has been a step toward creating a platform that reflects the Rydoo mission.

Freelance work and supporting the developer community

Beyond Rydoo, I’ve kept busy with freelance projects that have pushed my skills to new levels. You can find some of them on the Websites section. And of course, is also part of my freelance work, to actively support the frameworks and plugins I developed, such as: Mr.Utils and Mr.Dev’s Framework. These tools have been instrumental for users and developers, and ensuring they’re running smoothly and efficiently has been a priority. Whether it’s updating documentation, providing technical support, or rolling out new features, I’m deeply committed to empowering the developer community and, as a result, empower our clients and authors too.

Taking my music hobby to new heights

On a more personal note, I’ve been channelling my creative energy into my music hobby. Music has always been a passion of mine, but over the past few months, I’ve taken it to a new level. I got new guitar pedals that added a lot of new sounds and opened up exciting possibilities for my unique sound. I’m exploring ways to integrate my love for music into future projects, so check my new songs on my personal Instagram and Youtube, and stay tuned for updates on that front.

A web developer status update: new project in the works

Perhaps the most exciting update is a new web development project I’ve been quietly working on. While I can’t share too many details just yet, I’m confident it will be a game-changer in its niche. This project represents months of research and planning, using newer technologies, and I’m eager to unveil it soon. And once I do, it’s likely that I’ll have a lot more to add to this blog.

The blog’s future

With this new project set to launch, I’m planning to bring the blog back to life. My vision for this space is evolving, much like my personal and professional endeavours. I’m looking forward to sharing more in-depth insights, tutorials, and updates as I embark on this next chapter. The blog will once again become a hub for tech enthusiasts, developers, and anyone who enjoys the journey of learning and creating.

Wrapping up the web developer status update

If you’ve been following the blog over the years, thank you for your patience and support. This journey has been filled with growth, challenges, and opportunities, and I’m grateful to have you here. The hiatus was necessary, but it’s paved the way for an exciting future.

As we prepare to welcome 2025, I’m filled with anticipation and motivation. There’s so much to share, and I’m eager to make this blog a vibrant, informative, and inspiring space once again. Here’s to a new year filled with creativity, innovation, and meaningful connections.

Stay tuned for updates, until then, let’s celebrate Christmas and start 2025 with the right footer!
🎅 🎄 🎁 🥂

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Since March 2020, I’ve been working for the Marketing Team at Rydoo.

Although the core website was not made by me, I did together with the team lots of changes and improvements and as time went by the website embraced my signature.

A technical signature, that has been fitting perfectly on the team’s vibe and knowhow, that I’m very happy to be part of.

We made the website more structured, scalable, optimized for search engines and easier to use by everyone involved.

One key feature is the inclusion of different platforms inside the same environment and ecosystem.
Platforms such as:

• Marketplace
• CFO Corner
• Compliance Centre

Hi there! I’m Marcos, I was born in 1991 in Lisbon (Portugal) and I’m a web developer.

About my work experience

Web Developer

I’ve been working professionally as a Web Developer since 2014.

You can find me on:

• Github
• LinkedIn

Eventcluster

I started in a internship at Eventcluster for 6 months. There I worked on a already developed event booking platform as web content manager and junior developer. I optimized and helped the platform reach almost 800 results on the many sectors.

Browserbox

Then I moved to Browserbox (The company that developed the Eventcluster platform) where I developed around 40 Joomla websites as web developer during almost 5 years.

Freelancer

I also started activity as freelancer, where I developed:

• Some WordPress websites, most of them in collaboration with itemzero studio.
• My own front-end toolkit called Mr.Utils.
• Plugins labeled Mr.Dev. – Theme Framework , Widget and Module.
• The plugin editor4roks.
• This website with blog and client area.

Rydoo

And since March 2020 I’ve been working at Rydoo with the Marketing Team, developing new landing pages on the website and Hubspot.

About my academic education

You can find me on:

• Behance

Graphic Design

From 2010 to 2013, I did a bachelor in Graphic Design at Escola Superior de Artes e Design in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (ESAD.CR)

Web Design

Then I did a one year post-graduation in Web Design, at Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes in Lisbon, Portugal (ESTAL)

There I was introduced to the essentials of coding in HTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript and PHP and the final project was to apply that knowledge to develop a website from scratch, also developing a small back-end for it.

And still studying

My interest in coding continues to grow since then and I’ve been self-learning and modernizing my knowledge in this vast and rapidly changing area. Also adding knowledge in Sass, Twig, Blade and more recently React.

About my personal interests

I love music and I compose my own songs!

You can find me on:

• Bandcamp
• Soundcloud
• Youtube
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Bandcamp
• YouTube

I started playing guitar when I was in high-school and I immediately wanted to make my own songs and to be able to sing while playing. With love and patience I was able to achieve that and I shared my songs on-line and did some concerts. I was also part of a small band during high-school and part of a crazy funny band in college, called Die Kiri.

I was very influenced by artists such as Hyde, The Doors, Nick Cave, Led Zeppelin, Diabo na Cruz, B fachada, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Tenacious D and more. You might find me covering some of their songs.

Unfortunately, nowadays I don’t have so much time to compose new songs but my love for music is always with me. I still find excitement knowing more about my favorite artists, watching concerts and recording some riffs and lyrics.

Other interests

Travelling

I love travelling specially with the people closer to me.

Dining out

I love simple things, like dining out or have a nice drink with friends.

Favorite series, movies and games

I enjoyed a lot the Twin Peaks series and really any movie from David Lynch.

In terms of animated series and movies: Evangelion (first time I watched it entirely was trough eMule, anyone remembers it? lol)

In terms of games the epic Nier: Automata. To play on-line my guilty-pleasure is Rocket League.

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