Hello, I'm Josh 🚀

🤨 Who am I

I am a self-taught full-stack web dev. I have a passion for privacy, security, and open-source software. I first learned Java when I was 10 using a free course on Cave of Programming. I like programming, gaming, and learning new things.

💻 What I'm working on

• mandatum - An open-source Discord bot.
• Degoogle - A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links.
• McServerman - A web-based GUI for managing Minecraft servers.

⚙️ Future project ideas

• garage.py - Old project that allowed a Raspberry Pi to open a garage door using Twilio. I'd like to revisit this project once again.

💎 Stack

My preferred tech stack (back-end) is "CVNE":

• Caddy server
• Varnish Cache Server
• Node.js
• Express.js

For front-end, I use "PSjQ":

• Pug.js - for HTML
• Sass - for CSS
• jQuery - for JavaScript. I'm not a huge fan of the bigger frameworks like Angular/Vue/React/etc.

🧠 What I know

• Web dev
  • Node.js with Express
  • HTML5/Pug
  • CSS/Sass
  • JavaScript/jQuery
• Other languages
  • Java (including Android)
  • Python
• Sysadmin
  • Linux (Ubuntu server) (including Nginx, Caddy, and Varnish reverse proxies)
  • Windows
  • Security (including password security, keypair management, and certificate management)

📖 What I am learning/want to learn

• Minecraft modding (Forge and/or Fabric)
• Programming languages
  • Kotlin
  • Julia
  • V
  • TypeScript
  • Rust

📫 How to contact me

• The best way to reach me is via email.
• For a quick response you can also message me on Discord: @tycrek#0001