About

Hi, I’m Don.

I really like software. I’ve been a dev since the mid-90s and have worked for some of the largest and smallest software companies in the world. Today I am consulting, teaching, and building cool stuff with my friends at HYPR. Recently, we built a 9-week course for professional software developers on how we think they should approach and track AI software development tools and technologies. Very cool stuff!

In addition to building applications, sometimes I make music with Supercollider and Strudel. Algorthmic visuals with Hydra is fun too.

I’m originally from America (FL), but after living in Europe (NL) and the US (TX, OH, NC, WA) I moved to New Zealand about 14 years ago and am all done moving around now. I live in a relatively new cohousing community (talk about a learning journey!) in Golden Bay, an actual paradise.

I love to build and make things - it’s like my favourite thing. Walking in the native bush is a very close second. A bit of my background is in electronics (Biomedial Maintenance) so I have a real love for hardware, gear, microcontrollers, firmware, solar, and low power communications. I also dabble in hardware synthesizer circuits.

Sometimes I have a thought I’d like to put in a public place - not so others can read it per se (although that’s okay too) but more for what it does inside me. That’s what this place is. Welcome 👋

none of this was written by an llm