My name is Dean Blackborough

I've been a web developer forever (mid 90s), mostly PHP, however I dabble with lots of other languages, recent favourites are C++ and GDScript, I'm a major fan of C++.

Since 2019 I've been concentrating on Costs to Expect, a business my Wife and I started, there are several projects.

Costs to Expect is a service which includes an Open Source REST API, an expense app, two budgeting apps a long-term social experiment tracking the cost to raise our children, a Yahtzee/Yatzy game scorer and other things, have a look if any of that sounds interesting.

• 🔭 I'm working on anything and everything for Costs to Expect, mostly Budget and Budget Pro.
• 🔭 I'm working on a super secret data pipeline tool, hoping to have a preview ready in 2026
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building the basis of a Game Maker 2D Platformer Starter for my kids.
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building the basis of a Godot 2D Platformer Starter for my kids.
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building a C++ 2D Game Engine, playing at C++ game engine development with my kids.
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building a C++ Maths Quiz console app for my nine and three year old to learn C++.
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building a Yahtzee game scorer, powered by the Costs to Expect API.
• 🌱 For fun, I'm building a Yatzy game scorer, powered by the Costs to Expect API.
• 📫 How to reach me: My email is on my profile