Background & How I Got Into Programming
I started programming at 4 years old, making games in Unity and creating shell scripts. I was always fascinated by reverse engineering, exploiting and malware. One of the first things I did was figuring out ways to exploit online web games, like adding people as friends who hadn't even added me back.
At 7, I moved into JavaScript, then at 10, I started working with Python. During ages 13 to 15, I got deep into Roblox like any other kid at that age, making Discord bots for Roblox servers and getting into Roblox exploit development.
Left mainstream school in Year 10 to an international secondary school. I got a 9 in Further Maths & Computer Science alongside a BTEC Level 2 Disctinction in Business & finished secondary school one year early.
Then I basically fully shifted into web development at 15 when skowt.cc (prev. wanderer.moe) exploded in popularity. Proceeded to drop out of college at 16.
Current Interests
Due to TikTok's algorithm, I've been stuck mostly doing web development for the past few years. I have, however, been thoroughly enjoying hardware and robotics and have been working on a (top secret) project for the past few months.
Sometimes I'll do systems work and infrastructure management, plus being pretty into self-hosting everything I can. I've also dabbled in doing some low-level programming and reverse engineering.
Alongside that, I play an unhealthy amount of rhythm games. I got into the genre in 2017, starting with osu! standard before switching to VSRGs (vertical scrolling rhythm games) in 2020, predominately 4K. Recently got my hands on 5-fret controllers and I'm now learning 5-fret rhythm games.
Stance On AI
AI should help people solve tedious problems, not replace the work they spend years pouring their heart, soul & the sacrifices they make into. What we gain from our experience as humans has so much value that shouldn't be automated away just for "convenience" or to cut corners.
PC Hardware
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: RTX 5070 OC
RAM: 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 6000MHz
SSDs: 1TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus M.2 NVME + 512GB Sabrent M.2 NVME
Games
Suggestions: Outer Wilds, OneShot, The Beginner's Guide, OMORI, Hollow Knight, Celeste, ULTRAKILL, Dead Take
Liked: Persona 3 Reload, Neon White, Halo 4, Halo Reach, Metal: Hellsinger, Sonic Adventure 2, Watchdogs: Legion, Left 4 Dead 2, BO6 (Zombies)
Rotation: Quaver, Fortnite (Festival), Phasmophobia, Rock Band 4, YARG, Elden Ring Nightreign
Need to play: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Black Ops 7, CIV 7, Borderlands 4, GTA 6, Persona 4 Revival
Media I Like
Shows: Cowboy Bebop, Severance, Black Mirror, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Movies: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Unfriended, Unfriended: Dark Web, Sonic 1-3
Music Artists: Frums, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, underscores, Camellia, Silentroom, Dance Gavin Dance, Basement
Contact Guidelines
I won't reply to anything regarding project updates/timelines & personal, sensitive, controversial or potentially triggering subjects.
For issues considered urgent or problems with any of my projects, email me at marcel at dromzeh dot dev or marcel at originoid dot co.
Please be direct and provide useful context to help me understand better. Vague messages means no reply.
Responses are prioritized based on the topic and urgency due as I recieve hundreds of messages each week.