Hi, this is Himadri. I’m a self taught programmer and a digital artist. I started by creating small pranks using the batch programming language to annoy my family members. With time, I delved into web design, learned C, and as with any other school I was taught Java for three years.

Among the handful of languages in my toolbelt, I prefer Rust as my weapon of choice for its speed, expressiveness and memory safety. Admittedly, I find greater joy in breaking technology than building it. Jon Erickson’s book, “Hacking: The Art of Exploitation,” was probably the most influential technical book I have read, which led me to try Linux at the young age of twelve. I was fascinated by its flexibility for programmers. I daily drove Ubuntu, Debian and Arch Linux respectively, each over a span of roughly two years before I finally switched to my current NixOS setup.

I like spending time building (blazingly fast) Rust tools, playing CTFs, writing custom exploits and playing Ghostrunner.

The open-source community aptly reflects my beliefs about knowledge sharing - free and accessible to anyone. This community has shown me that expertise and thorough knowledge in a field hold greater importance than mere degrees. I am grateful to the various communities, institutions and non-profit organizations such as Khan Academy, who provide OpenCourseWare and financial assistance for their paid courses. To everyone who has helped me thrive, a massive thank you!

Finally, Grandpa, if you’re reading this, I want you to know that I won’t patent my ideas. I will GPLv3 them to show some love to this incredible community.

Certifications

For the sake of transparency, here are the certifications I’ve achieved (not necessarily professional certificates).

GPG Key 🔑

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