amos

Over the past twenty-odd years, I've had the privilege to work with a dozen programming languages on all three major desktop operating systems. I've worked on compilers, web services, single-page apps, game engines (and games!), implemented network protocols, file formats, patching algorithms, etc. I just can't seem to stay in one place.But there's one constant: when a problem presents itself, I commit&nbsp;until I'm satisfied that it is properly understood and solved. And since I love sharing and teaching, it usually makes for a great story. Some of them end up&nbsp;<a href="https://fasterthanli.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on my blog</a>, the others as <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fasterthanli.me" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlueSky threads</a>. I feel like it's important to demystify technology - to not hand-wave the scary parts away. To keep digging until you have at least a rough understanding of what is going on. Maths is so much more rewarding when you see the connection between all the different fields - and software is no different.You can find examples of writing on my blog, for example the article about&nbsp;<a href="https://fasterthanli.me/blog/2019/rust-modules-vs-files/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Rust modules and files</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fasterthanli.me/blog/2019/declarative-memory-management/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">declarative memory management</a>, or the one about&nbsp;<a href="https://fasterthanli.me/blog/2017/efficient-game-updates/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">efficient game updates</a>. That last one was so fun to write! It was even translated to Japanese. Researching complex subjects and explaining them simply is my favorite thing to do. So I'm going to do more of it. I'm looking for support so that I can blog more often, and more in-depth. To make entire series on a variety of subjects. I believe you can make anything interesting, no matter how mundane or scary it seems at first.

Free

You think knowledge should be shared, and you like my style.You'll enjoy bonus content on some articles (Git repositories you can clone, run and learn from!) along with access to private channels on the fasterthanlime Discord server.

Bronze

This tier comes with everything in the Bronze tier, plus:<ul><li>Early access to all articles and videos on <a href="https://fasterthanli.me" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://fasterthanli.me</a></li><li>Your name in the credits of every article + videos</li></ul>

Silver

This tier's rewards includes all rewards from the lower tiers, plus:
 
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<li>I will tell my Twitter followers about you, or something you're working on</li>
<li>I will research and write one (1) post on the topic of your choice </li>
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