Software Websites

Ashwani Rathee is a Master of Science in Computer Science student at UC Santa Cruz, advised by Prof. Alex Pang and Prof. James Davis in UCSC VIS Lab. His research currently focuses on understanding the 3D world with embodied agents to aid people. Before joining UCSC, he was a Software Engineer at FleetSafe working on radar focused surveillance systems. He received his B.E. in Information Technology from Panjab University, where he was advised by Prof. Mamta Juneja in the MDaRT DIC Lab. He contributed to open-source via GSOC'22, OSPP'21, GSSOC'21, and PSOC'20 working on spanning image processing, sentiment analysis, and machine learning.

Eliseo Martelli is a Software Developer & Photographer based in Turin, Italy. He is currently engaged in building a reproducible computing platform for bioinformatics research. He is a computer science student passionate about networking and high performance computing. His interests also include art, photography, design and music. Eliseo works as a Researcher at Consortium GARR in Rome, Italy. He also works as a Software Developer at Federazione Gomma Plastica in Milan, Italy. He has experience as a Network Technician at Dedalonet S.r.l. He has also worked as a Freelance Software Developer and Open Source Software Contributor.

Paul is a Technical Lead at Autotrader. He is passionate about software development and the processes behind it. He spends a lot of time thinking about developer experience at all levels, from helpful error messages to easy-to-spin-up dev environments. He can be found on StackOverflow, LinkedIn, Github, and Mastodon. He can be contacted via email at paulio1987 at gmail.com.

Falkus has been fiddling with technology for as long as he can remember. He uses his site as a place to blog about interesting development stories and web projects that he thinks others might find useful. He is currently based near Bath.

Elliot Alker is a software engineer in the UK. He is a backend engineer who has worked across teams and products in Payments and Engineering functions in a major investment bank. His work includes observability tooling, developer portals, and customer identity and access management systems. Currently, he primarily works in Golang, Java, and JVM related technologies. He has also used C, Python, Rego, and JavaScript. Elliot strives for simplicity and robustness, following the Dieter Rams philosophy of “Less, but better”. He can be found on GitHub as ealker. He can be contacted via email at elliot at elliot alker dot com.

Bruce Taylor is a frontend web developer and UI engineer living in the south east of England. Originally from South Africa, he grew up on a dairy farm. He helps people craft performant, user-friendly, responsive, accessible, and resilient websites. Bruce enjoys roles and projects that balance user and developer experiences, empowering teams to write great code that aligns with their needs. He builds web solutions that are resilient, usable and future-friendly, preferring a vanilla approach and remaining tech-agnostic. He also does some visual design, back-end, and DevOps work when needed. Bruce has experience creating frontend solutions that support design systems and design token architecture. He is also a drummer and wannabe pilot.

Beverley is a technology entrepreneur focused on building internet businesses. Entrepreneurship, to Beverley, is about freedom: the freedom to shape one's own life. Beverley's focus is on building and owning calm companies, exploring the potential of technology, and connecting with like-minded people. Beverley's career has involved creating, investing in, buying, and selling IP, software businesses and products. Beverley co-founded and actively manages a custom software development studio and has invested in and exited several startup ventures. Beverley has experience navigating complicated challenges, aligning diverse personalities, and fixing projects, products, business ventures, or entrepreneurial spirit. Beverley is interested in creating and supporting platforms that empower individuals to shape their lives according to their terms.

Aran Wilkinson is a software engineer based in Huddersfield, UK. He has a passion for building robust and scalable systems. His expertise includes Golang, Rust, cloud technologies, CI/CD systems, and event-driven architectures. He works as a contractor, consultant, and mentor. He enjoys working on greenfield projects, leveraging event-driven design principles, and building systems that respond to and process events in real-time. Outside of his professional pursuits, he enjoys cooking, especially making pizza. He also enjoys cycling, traveling, and engaging in DIY projects.

René Fischer is a husband, father, friend, and nerd living near Munich. Originally from Gotha, he experienced the last 10 years of the GDR there. He works in product management for an international software company. René is an analytical creative worker, geek, and food aficionado. He develops iOS apps in his free time. When time and weather permit, he enjoys being outdoors, photographing with his smartphone. He has pets from Lake Tanganyika. Online, he can be found on Mastodon, and less frequently on Bluesky, as well as GitHub, OpenStreetMap, and Komoot.

Sonic2k is a software developer and electronic engineer in their early 50s, originally from Cape Town, RSA. Sonic2k's interest in Sonic The Hedgehog began on November 28, 1999, after the release of the SEGA Dreamcast. Sonic2k chose the handle "Sonic2k" in early 2000 and has used it ever since. Besides Sonic, Sonic2k is interested in art, specifically manga, and enjoys anime like K-ON. Sonic2k combines passions for art, technology, and code in personal projects. Sonic2k remembers the early days of the internet and prefers it to modern social media platforms.

James Akl has expertise in robotics and AI. He is experienced in R&D and project leadership. He is skilled in software, mathematics, algorithms, system design, engineering, and testing.

Keith Walker is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at INDY Cinema Group. He has over 15 years of experience in software engineering and development. He has a strong background in engineering physics, which helped him win the DARPA Shredder Challenge and write physics simulation software for satellites. He also has extensive experience in launching and scaling startups, such as Movie Heroes, a subscription model for physical movie theaters, and Joymode, a platform for renting experiences and products. His mission is to leverage his skills and expertise in software engineering, programming, and cinema software to deliver an amazing experience to moviegoers and cinema operators alike. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Manu Mateos writes a personal blog covering a range of topics, with a focus on technology and the internet. He shares his thoughts on various subjects, including software, video games like Pokemon, and personal experiences. He also maintains an almanac of music, films, and TV shows he has consumed. Manu can be followed on Mastodon.

Dan is a software developer based in Sheffield, UK. He blogs about technical topics. He can be found on Mastodon as @kingy@antiquated.systems and on Bluesky as @kin.gy. His Github username is northerner.

Dave Peck is an indie software developer based in Seattle, Washington. He is currently experimenting with AI-flavored data pipelines. In the past, he has worked on several startup-y projects. Dave writes about tech, music, and other nerdery on his blog. He can be found on Mastodon, Bluesky, GitHub, and LinkedIn.

Rob Dawson is a freelance software developer from Manchester in the UK. He is the creator of Codebox Software, a website containing various things he has made. The software on the site has been written as a series of evening and weekend projects over the last few years. He encourages users to provide feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for improvements. He allows the software featured on the site to be used for personal or business purposes, and suggests a donation if users earn money by using it.

Neil Kakkar is interested in understanding how the world works. He codes in public at PostHog. Previously, he worked at Bloomberg, ShareChat, and Google. He enjoys engineering and psychology and how they can be leveraged to understand how products work, including the business models and user behavior that drive them. He also likes designing and reasoning about systems. In his free time, he reads, builds side projects, and learns new hobbies. He believes writing is the most effective form of thinking and that learning is a skill that can be trained.

Svilen Dobrev is a programmer who is interested in software and its connection to people. He writes about software and his experiences as a programmer, focusing on teaching himself, computers, people, and organizations. He explores his way of thinking and view of life, delving into reflections about life, the universe, reality, and the mental world. He is interested in people and their cultures, their compatibility, and the concept of alternativity and changes as a way of life. He views software as a way of communication and transfer of knowledge between people.

Victor is a Brazilian Software Engineer who works at Microsoft AI. He solves problems by designing and implementing software. He is proficient in distributed cloud-native systems and web browser applications. He currently helps millions of daily shoppers worldwide save time and money at Microsoft Shopping. He writes about software engineering and other topics on Breder.org. All statements and opinions written on the website are solely his own and are not representative of or endorsed by any employer, past or present.

mprep is a software developer and a moderator on the Bitcointalk.org forum. mprep offers software development and Bitcointalk marketing consulting services. Contact can be made via Bitcointalk (mprep [ m ]), Matrix (@mprep:matrix.org), or Mastodon (@mprep@mastodon.social). Note that Bitcointalk moderation-related queries should only be sent via Bitcointalk PM. Contacting mprep via other means for moderation issues will result in being blocked. If permanently banned on Bitcointalk, appeals should be made via the email specified in the ban message.

Gil writes code and is interested in code, mostly web and TUI tools. Gil has a blog about code, technology, and leadership. Gil has a weekly newsletter, a YouTube channel, and a Patreon account, all currently on pause. Gil shares code on GitHub and GitLab. Gil also has a Twitter account that they mostly use for lurking.

Will W., who sometimes goes by Will Wang, makes software in New York City. He lives near a park where a school holds recess, bringing a lot of life to the area. The subway is a bit of a walk, requiring him to leave early to catch the train, which he enjoys. He also appears to have an interest in the Mamdani Report, Recurse Center transit logs, HTML elements, and inactive YCombinator startups. He also enjoys eating tofu pudding.

Travis Schmeisser was born near Chicago and grew up in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. He currently lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with his partner and their Chihuahua-mix named Bear. He enjoys comic books, music, live performances, simplicity and making things for the web. He was influenced by the punk/hardcore/DIY scene. Professionally, he is a hands-on software design leader with 24 years of experience leading initiatives for startups to large companies. His work focuses on rapid and wide-ranging iteration, elegant minimalism, cross-team collaboration and hyper-usable workflows.

Nathan is a web developer who writes embedded software for a living. He maintains a website with various content, including scripts and information related to Zig. His interests include geekiness, sailing, cycling, and music. He states that the views and opinions expressed on his website are solely his own.