About
Well, if you didn’t figure it out already, my name is John Luetke. I’m a junior Computer_Science student at Marquette University [where?]. I’m most interested in the programming branch of the field, which takes the theories and research of the other branches and applies them to real-world computational problems, hence my love of programming. I tend to think of myself as a code monkey, however Urban Dictionary’s definition of a code monkey isn’t very flattering. I love programming, and tend to think that part of me is abused (not very often, but still), but I also enjoy the conceptual and design of software.
I break the stereotype of the typical computer nerd. I’m anything but your scrawny, red-glasses wearing nerd that sits in front of there computer day and night (Okay, I wear glasses, but at least they aren’t thick-framed and red). But once a sit down and start a project, I tend to finish it then and there. Two exceptions to this are when I’ve been working at a program for a long time, and some stupid little bug that I keep overlooking keeps me from making anymore progress, or when I have a previous commitment. Yep! I’m a nerd with a social life! Yay me!
At Marquette, I work for Student Media as the Interactive Director–student worker in charge of the websites of every outlet of Student Media. I like to think of Web programming as my niche. I’m a self-proclaimed PHP guru-in-the-making (you never can know everything). It’s easily the computer language that I am most fluent it, followed closely by Java and then C, my newest language.
My second job at Marquette is with the Office of Residence Life as a Resident Assistant. That definition pretty much hits the nail on the head with the day-to-day happenings. I’m also responsible for developing a community between the ~33 freshmen from every corner of the country (mostly Chicagoland) that I live among.