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1# Well hello there!
2
3
4
5I'm **Andrei Jiroh Halili** (he/they), an 18 year old Autistic[^7] Filipino student,
6self-taught backend developer (in training), open-source contributor,
7building [Recap Time Squad](https://recaptime.dev)[^1], and part-time writer for
8[my personal blog](https://ajhalili2006.substack.com) and [The Bloody Hell PH](https://fromthebshq.substack.com)
9based in Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines.
10
11I'm passionate about Linux (especially shell scripting and all things
12software packaging, currently Alpine Linux package maintainer for GitHub CLI), DevSecOps,
13programming (not only in JavaScript/TypeScript, but I am also exploring Python, Go and other languages),
14politics (_cough Philippine politics in lens of foreigners while disabled with [Honest Government Ads]
15level of satire_) and internet health (things like fandom toxicity and cancel culture).
16
17I am pretty searchable at [`@ajhalili2006`](./links.md) on [GitHub], [sourcehut], and
18[across the fediverse] (or via [Threads](https://threads.net/@ajhalili2006)).
19[Here's my contact details](./contact/index.md) if you need to contact me.
20
21## More about me
22
23Currently, I am part of the [Hack Club] community on their Slack workspace,
24participating on [High Seas] and even attended their in-person game
25jam [Counterspell]. I am the lead developer and maintainer for the [leeksbot] Slack app, an
26companion to the `#hackclub-leeks` channel for everything been cooking behind the scenes at HQ.
27
28Alongside being a Hack Clubber myself, I am a SABDFL (self-assigned benevolent dictator for life) or
29open-source developer and maintainer (if you prefer to use that term instead) at [Recap Time Squad], mostly
30working on [Community Lorebooks] documentation + subdomain service project, among other things.
31
32Outside of being a Linux enthusiast and backend JavaScript dev myself, I am mostly seen lurking and joining lore discussions
33over at [~mikedmoy's Discord server](https://go.andreijiroh.dev/discord/gildedguy)[^5]. I am not only followed
34animators and furries (_please send help in the backrooms if I need to eyebleach on NSFW art_), but also
35Minecrafters ([mostly the Hermits](https://hermitcraft.com)), (not just anime) roleplaying accounts, SubStack
36writers and even fellow devs and disabled people (not just autistics).
37
38[Hack Club]: https://hackclub.com
39[High Seas]: https://highseas.hackclub.com
40[Counterspell]: https://counterspell.hackclub.com
41[leeksbot]: https://github.com/andreijiroh-dev/leeksbot
42[Recap Time Squad]: https://recaptime.dev
43[Community Lorebooks]: https://lorebooks.wiki
44
45## Why I code + use Linux?
46
47My journey in coding started at [Glitch.com](https://glitch.com) in 2017-2018 to learn a bit of Node.js, while
48my Linux journey started few months after that using VirtualBox. Some suggest that it started off being a ~~internet addict~~
49(the words in strikethrough is a bit of a stigma in itself due to being one of my coping mechanisms while
50autistic myself)[^6] chronically online Autist myself.
51
52I code, usually in JavaScript for backend stuff, especially building APIs and learning all things databases
53through Prisma, not only to learn how to build apps and tools, and learn all things Docker, but
54also as a way to express myself and unload the baggage from my own traumas through code and
55technical documentation. Although I am sort of semi-closeted and
56introverted neurodivergent person, I try to document things in the public through
57[daily notes on my wiki](https://go.andreijiroh.dev/daily-notes) and [my personal launchpad issue tracker]
58and occasionally over at my socials.
59
60I use Linux, since using Windows is always a nightmare for not only software development (yes, WSL exists
61but why not go bare metal?) but as a regular user from performance standpoint but to learn the pain of being
62a system administrator and DevOps engineer, especially in concepts such as Kubernetes infrastructure management,
63software packaging, and anything related to `systemd` (I have not beef towards their creator and lead dev, it's
64just happened to be learning why people think `systemd` sucks.).
65
66## Tools I use and my setup
67
68* **Laptop**: HP Notebook N0K71EA#A2N with 4 x Intel Core i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 8 GB of RAM and 1TB HDD,
69currently daily-driving Ubuntu LTS 24.04 via KDE Neon.[^3]
70* **Phone**: Infinix X6528B with Android 13, 8 GB of RAM, 248 GB of internal storage[^3] (256 GB total if adding 8 GB reserved as virtual RAM).
71* **Programming Languages**: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) + [Deno](https://deno.land), Bash
72* **Editors**: nano, [VS Code](https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/vscode) (switching between stable and Insiders), [Zed](https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/zed-editor)
73* **Cloud development environments as service**: [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces), [Gitpod](https://www.gitpod.io)
74* **Code forges**: [GitHub], [GitLab on ~tulir's instance](https://mau.dev/ajhalili2006)[^2], [sourcehut], [codeberg]
75* **CI/CD**: [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions)
76* **Secrets management tools**: [dotenvx] for Git-based setup but encrypted,
77[Doppler SecretOps platform] for file-less remote configs
78
79[^1]: It is a open-source organization that currently serves as the home of my open-source projects, also [fiscally sponsored](https://hackclub.com/fiscal-sponsorship) by Hack Club.
80[^2]: `~tulir`: Tulir Asokan (<https://mau.fi>)
81[^3]: These are brought by my dad aboard and sent them back home as gift.
82[^4]: See <https://hackclub.com/fiscal-sponsorship> for all things 501c3 US nonprofit fiscal sponsorship, although consider <https://opencollective.com/opensource> for 501c6 option for your open-source project.
83[^5]: `~mikedmoy` (also `~gildedguy`): Michael Moy, also known in Hyun's Dojo Community as Gildedguy (the animator, game dev and that level designer in Just Shapes and Beats). See <https://gildedguy.com/website-reborn> for context behind his (old) domain.
84[^6]: Quick trip to Vox.com article on this: <https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/9/30/22696338/pathologizing-adhd-autism-anxiety-internet-tiktok-twitter>
85[^7]: While I am fine with anyone using person-first language (`person with autism`), I prefer identity-first language since neurodivergence is always part of human life and genome. See also this page in [my user manual](./user-manual/neurodivergence-and-disability.md) for more in depth guidance on language and disability.
86
87[Honest Government Ads]: https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/honest-govt-ads
88[GitHub]: https://github.com/ajhlili2006
89[sourcehut]: https://sr.ht/~ajhalili2006
90[across the fediverse]: https://tilde.zone/@ajhalili2006
91[dotenvx]: https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/dotenvx
92[Doppler SecretOps platform]: https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/doppler
93[my personal launchpad issue tracker]: https://go.andreijiroh.xyz/launchpad
94[codeberg]: https://codeberg.org/ajhalili2006