Hi, I'm Z'Laast

About Me

I have a degree in ⚡ Electrical Engineering ⚡ from the University of Ottawa. With that out of the way, what can I say?

I like programming. I do it a lot just cause it's fun. Not even joking. It's cheap too!
I like electronics. It's harder to do than programming due to how low level it can be (compared to programming). It's also pretty expensive, and messing it up is even more expensive, so I have to limit making circuits otherwise I'd have no money 💸
I like baking, cause I get to eat what I bake 🍰
I work out, usually by running (because no gyms are near me).
I spend a lot of time learning and I actually have a daily learning goal list. It has electronics, cybersecurity, and the guitar on it.

This website

Why I made it

I wanted to document the various projects that I do, both software and hardware. I figured if I did that, whenever I stumble into a problem I've already solved, I can always come back here and reference it. Also if I need to troubleshoot projects I've already done, I can use this site as documentation!

How I made it

This website was built with 😡 by me. I'm just kidding, it's built with ❤️ and as a learning project for front-end web development. It took a while (months) and underwent a lot of changes, and will definitely undergo more, but here I am.

Tools

Astro JS 🚀 - Static site generation
CSS3 and Tailwind CSS - Website styling
JavaScript and Typescript - Interactivity
Svelte - Used to make the menu on the left and the search "engine"
MDX - A type of Markdown that can include components. Used to write the posts
vis.js - Network Graph Visualization