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Who I Am
I'm a largely self-taught programmer who is always motivated to learn new skills. I began to homeschool in the sixth grade, when my mother enrolled me in a game development course at the New England Sports Academy in Westwood, Massachusetts. This course introduced me to C++ using the DarkGDK framework, and later introduced me to C# with Unity3D. After I stopped attending the course, I often spent time in Barnes & Noble's programming section to further my knowledge with these two languages, as well as to help me learn other programming languages I was not familiar with. Learning new technologies is still something I enjoy doing to this day, with my most recent example being having learned JavaScript.
I am also an advocate for public transportation, as it helps mitigate the need to have cars on the road, which reduces gasoline emissions and is often a convenient way to get to important areas of a city from its outer areas and suburbs. The large capacity of trains and buses is something that I believe can lead to a positive environmental impact, while lessening traffic on the roads for people who either need to drive in order to reach their destinations.
Things that Motivate Me
A major motivation for me is believing that my work has a notable impact on the audience I reach, be it in terms of entertainment, productivity, or communication. This was a major reason why one of my older projects, Pokémon Universe Network, recieved development for as long as I did, as it fulfilled a small niche that brought Pokémon fans joy.
Accessibility is also something that greatly motivates me, as issues that a person has should not inhibit their ability to use a service. Due to this, I try to keep accessibility at the forefront of anything I design as it should be a requirement in newly designed products.
Misc. Hobbies
I love to brew coffee and tea, and experiment with how I create the coffee or tea and what I pair it with. Homemade Cold Brew is a specialty of mine because of this, and I enjoy using my Chemex brewer most of all.