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diff --git a/content/pages/now.md b/content/pages/now.md index e9652a3..ad2b6d3 100644 --- a/content/pages/now.md +++ b/content/pages/now.md @@ -1,45 +1,83 @@ Title: Now status: hidden -> First edition of this post is from 15-09-2020 +> First edition of this post is from 15-09-2020. +> +> Updated: +> +> - 2025-01-25 I'm an Research and Development engineer but that doesn't describe my job very -well. What I'm doing now doesn't neither but it's a good way to show how random -my lifestyle is. All these points are the things I've been doing for the last -few months that are still active in my mind. - -On the keyboard: - -- I'm the guy behind ElenQ Technology, as you know. -- I'm interested on programming languages and the design decisions behind them. - - I'm coding a lot of Scheme these days, mostly in Chibi, but also in Guile - for my Guix. - - I'm studying Common Lisp as a replacement for Clojure for some stuff - where I don't want to install a JVM. - - Still do a lot of Python. - - I'm able to code in many other languages, though, but I may or may not be - interested on starting my own projects on them. -- I'm making a publishing house to make technology accessible for everyone at: - <https://en.goteo.org/project/elenq-publishing> - - The publishing house forces me to write some of the contents, translate - others and prepare all the paperwork. - - It also made me prepare a full set of tools for preparing the files - automatically that even create the covers of the books programatically. -- I teach advanced computing topics for companies or individuals who need them. - I prepare the courses on demand and sometimes they let me write actual books - as course material. Last months I taught these topics: - - Advanced Python (20 hours) - - Web Scraping (30 hours) - - Modern C++ (30 hours) - -Out of the keyboard: +well. What I'm doing now doesn't neither, but it's a good way to show how +random my lifestyle is. All these points are the things I've been doing for the +last few months that are still active in my mind. +I'm the guy behind **ElenQ Technology**, as you know. + +- I work on **R&D engineering** projects: programming, telecom, data... +- I **teach** advanced computing topics for companies or individuals who need + them. I prepare the courses on demand and sometimes they let me write actual + books as course material, that [I publish later][publishing]. Examples: + - Advanced Python + - Web Scraping + - Modern C++ + - Advanced JavaScript + - Git + - C programming +- I also collaborate with a training company as a **teacher** for unemployed + people in my city, to help them find a job in the software development sector. + +[publishing]: https://publishing.elenq.tech + +But also code a lot of free software: + +- I'm a **Guix contributor** with commit access. +- I'm one of the people behind Guix's **RISC-V Bootstrapping** process and you + might know me because of that. +- I ported **Guile's JIT** to RISC-V, too +- And I collaborate in many random projects, maybe yours is next + +I'm interested on programming languages and the design decisions behind them. +Programming languages I use: + +- I code a lot in **Scheme** +- I code in C and Zig, too +- Since I teach it, I'm starting to like JavaScript +- Still do a lot of Python +- I do not find time to learn Haskell +- I'm able to code in many other languages, but I may or may not be + interested on starting my own projects on them. + +**Art** is important in my life but I haven't taken care of myself with it in +long time. I'm back to it. + +- **Sculpting**, mostly miniatures, has been the artistic task I've made + the most, and recently I've been making some molds of old miniatures I want + to preserve. +- I try to draw more - I'm interested on bookbinding. I made several notebooks and photo albums for - my friends (I'll post pictures). + my friends. - I learned about leather craft and made some wallets too. -- I'm making simple 2D plotters with scavenged electronics. -- I'm working on a simple computing device for coders and writers, but I didn't - talk about it yet[^ssh]. -- I spend a lot of time and resources trying to heal myself. -[^ssh]: Ssssh! Don't snitch! +I do a lot of talking, specially in person. Come visit me. + +- I have a simple podcast-like project in spanish, where I try to think about + many things: <https://thoughts.elenq.tech> +- I'm streaming my both loves (programming and art) on + [twitch][twitch][^twitch]. +- I've given talks, some are in the internet: + - [Guix Social][guix.social]: Full Source Bootstrapping RISC-V + - [FOSDEM24][fosdem24]: RISC-V Bootstrapping in Guix and Live-Bootstrap + - [FOSDEM23][fosdem23]: Bringing RISC-V to Guix's bootstrap + - [FOSDEM22][fosdem22]: A year of RISC-V adventures: embracing chaos in + your software journey + +[twitch]: https://twitch.tv/ekaitzza +[fosdem24]: https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-1755-risc-v-bootstrapping-in-guix-and-live-bootstrap +[fosdem23]: https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/guixriscv/ +[fosdem22]: https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/riscvadventures/ +[guix.social]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7DyiRqWBk + + +[^twitch]: I don't like that kind of platforms, but it's hard to be out of + every single thing you don't like. |