Miscellaneous notes about myself
I might add more if I come up with anything new

Background

• Born on December 30, 2001
• Born and raised in Japan
• Enrolled in the CS major at UC Davis to learn about computers.
  • I enrolled simply because I liked computers, not like I had deep experience. I was initially overwhelmed by the brilliance of people around me. Despite experiencing setbacks, I hung in there and studied hard.
• Luckily graduated with my bachelor’s degree in three years. While I was feeling a bit lost on what to do next, I land a job at teamLab.
  • I originally joined on a web developer team to experience large-scale web development, but I ended up doing various things on the art side instead.
• Left teamLab after working there for two and a half years <- where I am right now

About Me

Likes

• I like acquiring a broad range of knowledge.
  • Book is the main media I use to gain knowledge.
  • Most of the time, try hands-on experience.
• I love books.
  • I’m not smart enough to understand or memorize everything on the first read, so maybe I just enjoy the act of reading itself.
  • Have won the Hoshi Shinichi Award (NOT first) in junior high school.
• Always terrified of the idea of dying without ever touching fields completely unrelated to my profession, which is my motivation to just trying out various things.
  • For 2026, I have been focusing on hiking and drawing.
• I brew and drink coffee every day.
  • I like going to privately owned cafes and listening to the owners’ specialities.
• Favorite movie
  • Perfect Days (2023)

Dislikes

• Airplanes
• Tomatoes

Skills

C++

• Used it during student and at work. Apparently it’s my most used language.
• It’s fast and has a craftsman-like feel to when I use it. Feels good if you can use it well.

Rust

• Used it couple times at work.
• I really like its underlying philosophy.

Graphics APIs

• Mainly used DirectX 12 and Vulkan at work.
  • Also DirectX 11 just a tiny bit.
• Both have way too many “magic spells” (boilerplate code), I doubt I have mastered it.
• However, I do grasp the main flow of getting the GPU running from the code.
• It’s complex, but it makes me feel like I’m having a interaction with the low-level. Sort of my favorite field so far.

Python 3

• Used it when studying machine learning and had things to automate at work.
• It works even if you write it roughly, so it’s very handy for automation.

JavaScript / TypeScript (+ HTML, CSS)

• Only used them for various personal projects and a bit at the company.
• Experienced the pain of using vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build a website, which made me truly appreciate the blessings of TypeScript and React (or other frameworks).
• For web frameworks, I’ve mainly only used React and Next.js.

Other Languages

• Dart
  • Learned it when I wanted to try making a mobile app and learned about Flutter.
  • Since I did manage to complete an app, I think I understand the very fundamentals.

Other Tools

Vim

• I had started and given up a few times before, but after giving it another try in 2026, I prefer Vim more than other editors.
• It is really fun when I get edit things exactly the way I picture it in my head only with keys.

CMake

• Realized the benefits after started using it at work.
• If possible, always use it in a C++ project.

Git/GitHub

• Can use like a normal person.
• Never used any platform other than GitHub.

AI Tools

• I’ve tried all the well-known ones.
• In industry, I’ll use them if the people in power recommend and efficiency is the first thing, but for self-study, I try not to use them unless there’s information that I have no clue even after googling like an hour.
• Currently, just like any other tool, they have their pros and cons.
• Personally, I don’t actively use them just because like doing everything hands-on.

Certifications

• AWS Cloud Practitioner (2023/08 - 2026/08)

This article was translated with the help of AI and checked by myself. AI translation sucks!