Hello!

My name is David Costa Mano

I am a full stack developer, RPA specialist and AI enthusiast.

I am also a team leader at a daily newspaper

For over ten years I have been building websites, applications and automations, first in television and consulting, today at a daily newspaper and in my own studio, DCM Works. I like solving real problems with simple code that lasts.

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14+years coding
~21,000hours of code, by estimate
~9,800coffees along the way
∞appetite for learning and experimenting

About

Solutions made to measure, by someone who enjoys the work

I love programming and building solutions that solve concrete problems. If you want to strengthen your company's online presence, automate processes that steal hours from your team, or test an idea before investing seriously, that is what I enjoy most.

I value transparent communication and close collaboration: you talk to me, not to an account manager, from the first coffee to launch.

Skills

What I do well

Frontend

Responsive websites and applications with smooth navigation on any device. HTML, CSS and JavaScript, without more frameworks than needed.

Backend

Server logic in PHP and MySQL databases, with the front-end and back-end integration built to last.

WordPress

Custom themes and plugins, and the experience to know when WordPress is the right tool and when it is not.

RPA and automation

Repetitive processes that start running by themselves: data collection, reports, integrations between systems.

Artificial intelligence

Solutions that use AI to solve complex problems, from text processing to internal assistants.

Prototyping

Quick, working models that let you test an idea with real users before the final build.

Career

Where I have worked

2018 - Present
Team Leader
Público
I coordinate the web development team of a daily newspaper: I make sure what we deliver arrives on time, with quality, and answers what the newsroom and the product need.
2017 - 2018
Full Stack Developer
AGAP2
Consulting: full stack development on projects for clients across several industries.
2012 - 2016
Full Stack Developer
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Web development at the public broadcaster, where I started programming for real.

Projects and experiments

Things I make for fun

Games, experiments, music and images. Some just for fun, some very much for real.

Game

Bridge Shooter

A browser game: the Blorbs ate the city's art budget and are advancing across the last bridge. The player is one circle with a gun. Plain JavaScript, with a shop, sounds and high scores.

Until 10 November 2026, the code LAUNCHMONTH gives you Full access for free, for life.

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Music

Bridge Shooter OST

The game's original soundtrack: the music that plays while the Blorbs cross the bridge. Listen on YouTube, with or without the game.