Background
I started programming at 4 years old, making games in Unity and creating shell scripts. I was always fascinated by reverse engineering, exploiting and malware. One of the first things I did was figuring out ways to exploit online web games, like adding people as friends who hadn't even added me back.
At 7, I moved into JavaScript, then at 10, I started working with Python. During ages 13 to 15, I got deep into Roblox like any other kid at that age, making Discord bots for Roblox servers and getting into Roblox exploit development.
In October 2020 (Year 10), I left traditional secondary school for an online international school due to medical reasons and because it wasn't 'challenging' enough.
I basically fully shifted into web development at 15 when wanderer.moe exploded in popularity. At 16-17, I was working as a systems engineer at a startup, I also went to college for a couple months before dropping out & quitting my job at the same time.
Current Projects
My main focus right now is web development and mobile development. I'm primarily working on Originoid and wanderer.moe, but I also have a few side projects going to keep things interesting and avoid getting stuck between the same two projects.
I like to create stuff that actually helps people, rather than just extract value from them.
Technical Interests
I'm still very into low-level programming and reverse engineering. I also continue to do a lot of systems work and infrastructure management.
I'm heavily into self-hosting and run a Proxmox cluster of 5 PCs in my room. I self host pretty much everything I can as I like having control over my data and services.
Other Interests
I play a stupid amount of rhythm games. I got into the genre in 2017, starting with osu! standard before switching to VSRGs (vertical scrolling rhythm games) in 2020.
Sometimes I'll do motion and text graphics work in After Effects, which I've been using on and off since 2019.
On AI
AI should help people solve tedious problems, not replace the work they spend years pouring their heart, soul & the sacrifices they make into. What we gain from our experience as humans has so much value that shouldn't be automated away just for "convenience" or to cut corners.
Hardware
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: RTX 5070 OC
RAM: 2x24GB DDR5 6000MHz
Storage: 1TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus M.2 NVME + 512GB Sabrent M.2 NVME
Monitors: ViewSonic VX2719-PC-MH 27" 240hz & AOC CU34G2XE 34" 144hz
Peripherals: Attack Shark X68HE, Steelseries Rival 650
What I Use
Editors: NvChad, VSC (Cursor, vi keybinds), RustRover (vi keybinds)
Languages: Primarily TypeScript, Python & Rust
RE: My own private AssetStudio Fork, FModel, UndertaleModTool, IDA
OS (Main PC): Windows 11 w/ WSL (Ubuntu) & Arch
OS (Mac): Asahi Linux
Media I Recommend
Games: The Beginner's Guide, Outer Wilds, Celeste, OMORI, OneShot, ULTRAKILL
Shows: Cowboy Bebop, Severance, Black Mirror, Mr Robot
Music (Artists): underscores, Jane Remover, Frums, Silentroom
Favourite Songs
Music by underscores
Aegleseeker - "Afterworld" Full Version by Frums & Silentroom
Disconnected by ATLUS Sound Team
zero_one (Camellia Remix) by The Living Tombstone & Camellia
pale machine by bo en
Borderline by Tame Impala
Miscellaneous
MBTI: INTJ
Enneagram: 5w6
Tritype: 583
Instinctual Variant: sp/sx
Big 5: RCOEI
Temperament: Melancholic