Student, builder, and long-term dreamer of intelligent systems.
I am 20 years old, I live in the Netherlands, and I study at the University of Groningen. I am currently in the second year of two bachelor's degrees: Econometrics and Operational Research, and Rechtsgeleerdheid.
I am deeply interested in technology. Most of my programming experience has been in Python, but my interest is increasingly moving toward system programming languages, especially C, which I have recently started learning.
I enjoy learning about technology, not only how to build things, but also the principles behind good, stable, timeless design in code and engineering projects in general.
I have dabbled in this field for a number of years, and I know there is still much more to learn. That is exactly what makes it exciting to me.
Besides programming and engineering, I also have a strong interest in Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore. I am interested not only in the technology coming from these regions, but also in the cultures, languages, and ways of thinking behind them.
In particular, I am interested in Mandarin and Japanese and would like to keep learning more about both.
For around eight years, on and off, I have been dreaming about and working toward building my own J.A.R.V.I.S.-like system, heavily inspired by the Iron Man movies.
My version would be called METRIX. At the moment, I am working on a digital assistant project which is supposed to be a prototype: the foundation on which METRIX in the future should rest upon.
This idea has stayed with me for years, and it continues to shape how I think about software, intelligence, interfaces, and the future of personal technology.
My main programming experience so far is in Python. At the same time, I am becoming increasingly interested in lower-level and system-focused programming, especially C.
I want to better understand how software works under the hood and how strong systems are designed from the ground up.