About

Who Am I ?

Hello! I’m Ryan Luu, a software engineer in the DC area, specializing in Java, Python and C++. I have an interest in all things related to programming and software development.

My primary skillsets are:

• Backend development in Java.
• Application UI development with C++/Qt and PyQt.
• Scripting (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Linux and Unix OSes.

If you’re interested in chatting with me about programming, technology, or any other topic, please visit my contact page for a way to get in touch with me.

This Website

Purpose

Why create this website? What is its purpose?

• This is a place for me to write articles or blog posts related to my personal interests. This may be a cool new software library I’ve come across and or perhaps an interesting feature of a new language I am exploring. This is also a way to keep track of what I’ve encountered and learned, so the information can be easily referenced in the future.

• This site has a page with a list of personal software projects I have worked on in my spare time.

• This is my foray into developing webpages with newer web technologies. By this, I mean newer web programming and markup languages, libraries, tools, etc.

The Backend

Some technologies used to create this website include:

• Developed on GitHub and hosted for free on GitHub Pages.
• Blog posts generated by Jekyll.
• Coded with the GNU Emacs editor, with various lisp packages from ELPA and MELPA.

Programming languages or markup used:

• HTML5 / Javascript / CSS3.
• Liquid templating language.
• YAML markup language.

Javascript and CSS libraries used:

• JQuery.
• Bootstrap 3.
• Google Analytics.
• Disqus.

Have any questions or suggestions? Feel free to contact me.

Thanks for reading!