Stephanie Closson

Nerd, technology enthusiast, and optimist

I’m a curious nerd about all things technology. I grew up in a time where I had access, and interest in computing. My brother and I ran a BBS together, I installed Apple OS (on an Apple ][ clone called a “Santos”), MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2, and when Linux came on to the scene, Slackware Linux.

Details

Location:: Out in the woods — Boondocks, Ontario, Canada
Focus:: AI
Interests:: Retro computing, open source, foraging, healthy eating, mindful living

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer2021 — Present

Acme Technologies

Led development of a real-time data processing pipeline handling 2M+ events/day
Architected microservices migration reducing deployment times by 70%
Mentored a team of 5 junior engineers

Software Engineer2018 — 2021

Innovate Labs

Built and maintained RESTful APIs serving 500K+ daily active users
Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing release cycle from weekly to daily
Contributed to internal developer tooling used across 12 teams

Junior Developer2016 — 2018

StartupXYZ

Developed front-end components for a SaaS analytics platform
Collaborated with design team to implement accessible UI patterns

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science2012 — 2016

University of Toronto

Skills

Languages:: RustTypeScriptPythonGoC
Frameworks:: ReactNode.jsDjangoWASM
Tools:: DockerKubernetesPostgreSQLGit

Thoughts on software, systems, and the occasional rabbit hole.

Why I Still Use a Terminal in 2026Oct 02, 2026

After two decades of GUIs, the terminal remains my most productive interface. Here's why the command line never goes out of style...

productivitycli

Building a Retro OS/2 Warp Theme (This Website!)Sep 28, 2026

Nostalgia is a powerful design tool. I recreated the look of OS/2 Warp 4.0 in pure CSS — beveled borders, title bars, and all...

cssretrodesign

Rust for WebAssembly: A Practical GuideSep 15, 2026

Compiling Rust to WASM opens up a world of possibilities. Here's how I integrated a Rust-compiled image processor into a React app...

rustwasmperformance

The Case for Boring TechnologyAug 30, 2026

Not every project needs the latest framework. Sometimes PostgreSQL and a simple API server is exactly what you need...

architectureopinion

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Twogether

A personal diary and journal app.

TypeScriptWeb

Open

🍳

Mise en Place

Self-hosted recipe manager.

GoReact

Open

🖥️

Puter

A full desktop environment in the browser.

TypeScriptWeb

Open

🗺️

Schmaps

Self-hosted mapping and geospatial tool.

GoMaps

Open

🔍

Searxng

Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.

PythonSearch

Open

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Open WebUI

Chat with local LLMs through a clean web interface.

PythonAI

Open