• Software engineer
  • University of Michigan alumnus
  • American in Tokyo

Hello, I'm Nigel. I've been writing software professionally since I was 18, and unprofessionally for longer.

As a programmer, I tend towards minimalism. I prefer lean 80% solutions over complex 100% solutions.

Dev Setup

{
  "laptop":   "Framework",
  "os":       "Arch Linux, Niri",
  "terminal": "kitty",
  "shell":    "nushell",
  "editor":   "helix"
}

Blog

2023-11-09Blame Game
2022-12-18Do Motivational Posts Help
2022-05-12Libraries
2021-03-11On Travel

Hobby Projects

This isn't everything I've ever made, but it's a good glimpse of what I'm up to on a typical weekend.

Teleport

VR remote presence
  • TypeScript
  • WebRTC
  • THREE.js
  • Raspberry Pi
2023

riregi

Offline cash register app
  • Dart
  • Flutter
  • Zig
2023

hook.snd.one

No-signup webhook inspector
  • Rust
  • Hyper
2023

Exposure

Better intellisense for Ruby projects
  • C
  • Ruby
2022

Dictionarian

Quickly lookup hard-to-write characters
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
2020

mkdesktop

Linux app for managing .desktop files
  • Rust
  • GTK3
  • Builder
2019

Interdimensional Corgi Fishing

Use a magic headlamp to see into the fish dimension
  • Lua
  • Love2D
2018

One After Another

Cooperate with your past self
  • C#
  • Unity
2017

Wrecked

Demolish your friends with jet-powered construction vehicles
  • C#
  • Unity
2017

Crattlecrute

"From scratch" game project, online play and custom physics
  • C
  • SDL2
  • RakNet
  • MRuby
2015 - 2016

A Duel with The Devil

Side-view grid-based tactical combat
  • C++
  • SDL2
  • RakNet
2015

Breaker

Punch blocks until you die
  • LiveScript
  • Phaser
December 2014

Gray Area

Navigate the world and its inverse
  • LiveScript
  • Phaser
August 2014