Hello, World (Wide Web)!
My name is Brigham Campbell. The internet typically knows me by my username, Xeyler.
I’m studying computer science at university in the western U.S. I like using Linux, building mechanical keyboards, and learning Japanese in my spare time! Note: I’m quite bad at all of these things.
I believe that practical coding experience and a strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and mathematics paired with good communication skills makes a good computer scientist. By that metric, I’m an exceptionally sub-par computer scientist, so I hope to improve my skills and gain experience as a writer, mathematician, and writer of code.
It’s 2023, why are you writing a blog?
Recording my progress and notes on other things happening in the field by way of a blog helps me keep track of my progress and share my ideas with people like you!
Ultimately, I’m doing this because I think I’ll enjoy it. Who cares if the
medium seems dated? If you still think blogs are too boring to read these days, then
just think of it as a hacker’s notebook, or perhaps a BBS
. Retro,
yo!
So how did you build this website?
Ah, well I’m glad I asked for you!
At the moment, this site is hosted by
GitHub Pages
. Each time I push my code to GitHub, it’s automatically
generated using Jekyll
. On top of Jekyll sits Shopify’s Liquid, a document templating
system, and kramdown, a simple markdown/html converter.
There’s more to the mix, but it’s probably a story best told by a separate post at a different time.
How can I contact you?
You can find me on Twitter or at the following email address. Please try Twitter first as there’s no guarantee you’ll make it through my email’s spam filter.