Who are you?

I’m Jakob, a 19-year-old jack-of-all-trades programmer from Sweden who loves building and breaking software and learning about interesting things. The only pseudonym I go by is “AsciiJakob”. I wrote my first line of code when I was 12, and I've been fascinated by computers for as long as I can remember - both by how they work and how they interact with the humans that use them.

Can I contact you?

You can do anything you set your mind to if you just believe in yourself and really commit to it! Contact information is found further down, in the footer.

What are your interests?

• Software development (might be obvious)
• Psychology & cognitive sciences, especially in relation to computers
• UX design
• Natural languages
• Linux and FOSS

What is your favourite thing about programming?

Programming can be used as a tool to create really awesome stuff that genuinely helps people, but it’s also a fun process by itself: to solve problem after problem, using skills and knowledge you’ve collected from all kinds of contexts over years.

When programming, you require a willingness to learn and learn and learn, and to have patience with whatever it is you are dealing with. This can make it frustrating, but also really rewarding if you're able to stick with it.

As humans, we love gradually difficult tasks and getting into the flow of some stimulating activity, that is something that programming really appeals to. For example, you'll often find yourself breaking a large problem down into a set of easier smaller problems that have much more clear solutions.

What skills do you have?

Historically I have written a lot of code in Javascript. But I have also messed around quite a bit with Lua, GLSL, HLSL, AT&T ASM and C. Though it’s difficult to rank my proficiency in these; some I am rather comfortable with, others I don't use much at all.

I am also somewhat decent at Docker and Linux, though just to the extent of which I have been using them.