Hello! I'm Zach. I'm a software engineer in San Francisco, CA. I enjoy programming and building websites and mobile apps. My long-term goal is to build products that people love. Aside from coding, you might otherwise find me enjoying friendship at bars, restaurants, cafes, or parks in San Francisco.
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I have an angel and a devil sitting atop each shoulder. The angel says, "Just code for fun! What you make can be just for your enjoyment and that's --" the devil interjects, "not enough to get ahead, loser. If you're not coding your next startup then how're you gunna get rich? Coding for fun? Pfft, sounds like the…
Here are some of the most interesting things I learned at DjangoCon EU 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, partially written with the help of AI: link to talks