Hi, I'm Maddy (me4502)

I'm a Software Engineer/Computer Scientist from Queensland, Australia.

I'm a Senior Software Engineer at the Clipchamp team at Microsoft, and develop the Minecraft mods WorldEdit, WorldGuard, and CraftBook in my spare time. I also enjoy contributing to numerous Open Source Software projects, and enjoy deep diving into various technologies and optimising performance. If you're looking for a more in-depth view of my contributions to the Minecraft community, it's available here!

This website is home to a portfolio of things I have done, as well as a showcase of a few experiments I've done over the years. I also enjoy technical writing, and quite frequently publish blog posts. Check a few out here!

Recently Updated Posts

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

In category Programming with tags Community, Retrospective

1308 words | 5 minutes to read

When people ask for help with an issue on social media, it’s common to see responses implying it is a common issue. This can dissuades people from reporting problems.

Posted on Dec 24, 2025

In category Minecraft with tags Announcement, WorldEdit

1294 words | 5 minutes to read

We've been hard at work on WorldEdit 7.4. This release has mostly focused on internal changes and cleanups, but there are a fair few new features, which I'll go over in this post.

Posted on Dec 22, 2025

In category Programming with tags JavaScript, React, Retrospective, TypeScript, Web

903 words | 3 minutes to read

Last year I wrote an article about what I was going to keep an eye on in 2025 in the JS ecosystem. It was fun and introspective to write, so here’s the 2026 edition.