Hey yo, I’m Carlos

I’m a 29-year-old computer programmer from Brasilia, Brazil. I’ve worked with back-end, distributed systems, devops, and data infrastructure projects over the past years.

I think it may be a cliché to explain that I was a kid that had grown up with computers, but basically that’s it. I loved tech and especially gaming to cope with a difficult childhood and adolescence years.

Fun facts

• I’m AuDHD - autistic with ADHD. I’m willing to share my life’s experience and outlook in a world that is not designed for us, neurodivergent folks.

• As of today, professionally speaking, I have taken part of many initiatives: open-source development in projects such as CPython and Kubernetes, and in the industry in itself. I have 8 years of hands-on experience in formal roles of which doesn’t include internships — otherwise, I’d count as 11 years. Pretty early on I always had that drive for developing autonomy despite my disability, of which I wasn’t aware of due to having a later Rx.

• Though my main goal in life is to live it, while achieving honest goals, having fun and sharing it with loved ones in-between, and then ceasing to be as everyone else when the time comes. There’s such joy in knowing that there’s no right way to live and not needing to partake in the search for it.

• I love technology, gaming, a LOT of toy skills-based hobbies and, although being a bit aloof due to social exhaustion, I like being around people that I love and care for when I’m comfortable.

• I also love learning languages: normal and computer programming languages. I’m very fond of symbolism as a very convoluted way of communication and interaction with the world around us. When spoken language falls short, symbolism may convey such meaning that words cannot describe. And through different means of creating meaning, such is the usage of languages — unravels many ways to express thoughts. Such thoughts that our mother tongue’s, and along with formal written/spoken language, cannot convey.

What’s are the notes?

These are some of my notes that I want to keep. Maybe they might be useful to you as they’d work as some sort of cheatsheets.

How can I get in touch?

This is my GH profile. If you wish, feel free to reach me through here. I’m on Linkedin too for professional purposes.