~zhrexx / systems programmer

I write software close to the metal — C, C++, Zig, a little Rust and assembly when it actually is more easy. I care about small, legible, durable code, and would rather delete a feature than ship one I cannot defend.

CC++ZigLinux RustASM Go
person

about

background
Based in Germany.
Half-German, half-Russian.
reading
the philosophy doc →
on simplicity, bloat, and how I think about code
hobbies
writing

Longer posts: blog.zhrexx.com

creed

faith & worldview

confession
Russian Orthodox Traditionalist Right
convictions
  • Ethno-Religious Nationalist (Orthodox Christian)
  • Imperialist (Pro-Imperial Expansion)
  • Absolutist Monarchist (Semi-Absolute Monarchy)
  • Anti-Feodalist
  • Christian Traditionalist
  • Anti-Modernist
  • Anti-Democracy (Semi-Pro-Referendum)
  • Anti-Communist & Anti-Socialist
  • Corporatist (Localism, Anti-Globalism)
  • Pro-Traditional Family
  • Anti-Secularism
on the Empires
Russia, Protector of the Slavs, and the Kaiserreich, protector of his brother Austria — the two Christian empires stood as the most beautiful orders the modern world ever produced, the final bastions against chaos and instability. Their fall was no accident; it was a catastrophe. What followed is the world you see now.
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“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 31 · 24
dissent

on democracy

"Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."
Plato — The Republic
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Winston Churchill
"In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority."
Edmund Burke
"A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments."
Aristotle — Politics
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“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped.”
Psalm 28 · 7
work

projects

where

Everything lives on SourceHut (~zhrexx). Older and archived stuff is on GitHub.

I try to keep things minimal and documented well enough that a stranger could pick them up without emailing me.

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“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
notes

misc

setup
editorEmacs osArch Linux terminalst browserZen Browser mailThunderbird code hostingSourceHut p2p versioningRadicle
Why C and Zig over everything else?
C gives you the machine with nothing between you and it. Zig gives you the same (and more), but with many useful features (like defer, comptime & etc) and a more expressive syntax. Rust is fine but the borrow checker gets in the way more than it helps for the kind of systems work I do — at least most of the times.
Why SourceHut and not GitHub?
SourceHut is fast, minimal, and you can browse code without JavaScript. GitHub is an AI code-farm with a 'polished' (bloated ass) & user-friendly cover. It's a Microsoft product with a social network grafted onto it. Easy choice.
Why Emacs?
It doesn't annoy me, it just works, and it has every feature I actually care about without the bloat (atleast if you hide it properly ☺☺☺☺).
Why Arch Linux?
I don't know, it's just better than the alternatives (except openSUSE). It's rolling and up to date. Plus, I'm too lazy to install openSUSE on my main PC ☺
Are you open to collaborations or work?
Yes, if you have an interesting problem. Write to me@zhrexx.com. Send a plaintext email with a concrete description of the idea or problem.
How do I contact you?
Email: me@zhrexx.com. I do not use social media. I read everything (atleast when i feel like it ☺).
Why use em-dashes in the age of AI?
Because it sounds more—dramatic.

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."

Romans 12:2
say hi

contact

wanna say hi? me@zhrexx.com