About Me and CyberRock.net

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Hello, my name is Derek Altamirano. I'm 53 years old and have been using computers since the 5th grade. I am married to a wonderful wife, and have a 28 year old son. We recently had our first grandson.

I've been working on computers for what seems like an eternity. Although I am now a software engineer by trade, I have written many programs over the years starting when I was a teenager and I still enjoy doing so. I have written applications in many languages including Basic, Assembly Language, Visual Basic, Delphi, and C#, C/C++, and Java. I've also build many websites both personally and professionally using different languages and technologies like PHP, Java, Spring, Jersey and Symfony, and even pure HTML and javascript.

I don't play games on the computer much anymore, but you can find me on my Xbox One most weeks. Currently I am primarily playing Halo Master Chief Collection (Xbox Series X) , Halo Infinite (Xbox Series X) , and Battfield 2042 (Xbox Series X) . Some of my favorite games I've played over the years (in no particular order):

  • Battlefield 5 (Xbox One)
  • Halo 5 (Xbox One)
  • Battlefield 4 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
  • Halo 4 (Xbox 360)
  • Team Fortress 2 (PC)
  • Unreal Tournament 3 (PC)
  • Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
  • Halo Reach (Xbox 360)
  • Battlefield 2 (PC)
  • Doom 2 (PC)
  • Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
  • Quake (PC)
  • Quake II (PC)
  • Quake 3 (PC)
  • Unreal Tournament (PC)
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)
  • Red Alert (PC)
  • Red Alert 2 (PC)
My Xbox gamer tag is HoMeRSiMpSN. When I do play online on my computer I usually use the tag "HoMeRS}i{MpSoN".

I currently live in Peoria, AZ. I also spent a couple of years in Carlsbad, CA, 7 years previously in Phoenix, AZ, and 14 years in Spokane, WA after growing up in Central California.