About

Speed Date

Hi, I’m Matteias (aka BitPatty or psychonauter depending on who you ask), a 30-year-old* software engineer from the Swiss mountains.

Background

I started out writing PHP apps in Notepad++, deployed via FTP on your run-of-the-mill hosting provider. I then continued working on desktop applications in C# / WPF as well as web forms with ASP.NET. I wrote a handful of windows programs in C++ as well as a few internet bots in python, though I lost most of the source code to those :-(. Later on I started getting into reverse engineering, intercepting network traffic and corrupting binaries (I still do that when I have one or two days off).

At work I mostly develop business solutions using TypeScript. I messed around with Rust and Go but didn’t really like either - looking forward to zig !.

Everything there is to know about me

I enjoy speedrunning, flying drones, learning about planes and exploring open source projects. I watch a lot of movies, my favourite ones being Isle of Dogs, Treasure Planet and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. My favourite TV show is Life. Contrary to my nick, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is the game I enjoyed the most, while in real life I prefer playing Jass with friends and family. I’m from a small village in the Swiss Alps and speak Romansh, Swiss German, German, English and some Italian. I’m a quartermaster sergeant in the Swiss Armed Forces. My profile image is taken from an unofficial Calvin and Hobbes strip.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is your project <insert project name here> dead?

No.

But there hasn’t been any update since <insert month and year>?

Sorry for keeping you waiting.

You can reach me via the following channels:

* This number might be out of date, really depends on when I last updated this website ¯\_(ツ)_/¯