Welcome to the Garage
I'm Kianu — a programmer, tinkerer, and quiet observer of well-built things. I write systems-leaning code in C, but I'm just as happy gluing the web together with hand-rolled tooling or sketching out a layout by hand before a single line is typed.
What I'm chasing: craft over speed, durability over hype, and interfaces that feel like they were made by someone who cared. I'd like to bring that bias to a team that ships things people actually use. If that sounds like Shopify — let's talk.
Experience
Languages. C, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Python, a touch of Rust.
Tooling. Emscripten / WebAssembly, Make, git, Linux, browser dev tools.
Recent work. Designed and built this portfolio in C using Clay (Nic Barker's immediate-mode layout library), targeting WebAssembly. The statically-served version you're looking at is the deployment target; the Clay/WASM build is the technical centerpiece.
Looking for. A junior or associate role where I can learn fast from people who care about how the work is made.
Volunteer Work
Tech support, on the ground
Helped neighbours, family, and small community groups get unstuck — from setting up home networks to teaching basic computer literacy to people who never had the chance to learn.
Exploratory research
Spent stretches of time digging into how things work — taking apart broken hardware, reading kernel source, building toys nobody asked for. The kind of curiosity that doesn't show up on a resume but shapes how I write code.
Photography & Other Work
Outside the terminal: 35mm film photography (mostly landscapes and quiet street work), woodworking on a small scale, and longform reading. I find that the discipline of slowing down — metering by hand, measuring twice — translates well into how I approach code review and architecture.
A gallery and project notes will live on dedicated pages once the home view is locked in.