Life outside the terminal
Beyond the Code
What I do when I'm not at a keyboard. (Sometimes also at a keyboard.)
Outdoors
Hiking, camping, and being out in nature whenever possible. Spent summers at Camp Rockmont in the Blue Ridge Mountains — that love for the outdoors never left.
Playing Instruments
Started with band in high school and it stuck. I've been playing ever since.
Chess
Competitive since high school. Chess sharpened my thinking in ways that transferred directly to software — pattern recognition, planning ahead, and knowing when to sacrifice for position.
Video Games
Games got me into programming. Taking apart how a game works — the systems, the feedback loops, the UX — is still one of my favourite ways to think about product design.
Writing & Philosophy
Writing is how I process things. Philosophy is why I think it matters. Camus in particular — absurdism as optimism rather than despair.