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Hello there! My name is Claire, also known as chapien online. I’m a game developer who has worked primarily on ports throughout my time in the industry, and an aspiring writer. I’m hoping to have this website serve as a central place for all of my work to be collected and tracked.
Here, you’ll find blog posts about a myriad of topics ranging from software engineering, politics, LGBT issues, and mental health. I’m rather opinionated, and I will state outright that I am quite left-leaning politically. I do not ask that you agree with me, only that you approach my works with respect.
In addition to blog posts, I’m hoping to post short stories as well as updates on games I’m developing. Watch this space!
All content on this website is written by a human being, usually me. I do not make use of AI tools. If I ever do, it will likely be to experiment and demonstrate the flaws of relying on said tools rather than wholesale relying on them. Even in the usecases of AI I am okay with (such as upscaling), I will make extremely clear if there is any AI involved in anything I am posting, even if I am merely sharing it.
Do not train your AI model on this website. If you do, Cloudflare will banish you to the shadow realm.
Recent Blog Posts
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My Time with MacOS as a Linux User
A curse upon the name of Tim Cook! Well, okay, it wasn’t THAT bad.
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Institutionalization is Evil
Institutionalization is similar to prison, and in many ways worse.
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Comments Enabled! And Goodbye to Webmentions
An update on some site infrastructure.
Programming
While I am trying to break more into the world of writing, I am still primarily a programmer. Here are some of the programming languages and APIs that I know.
Languages
Languages I know with my experience level. Sorted by type: Programming language, scripting language, web development.
| Language | Skill Level |
|---|---|
| C/C++ | Experienced |
| C# | Intermediate |
| Java | Intermediate |
| Rust | Beginner |
| GDScript | Experienced |
| Bash/Zsh | Intermediate |
| Python | Intermediate |
| HTML | Experienced |
| CSS | Intermediate |
| JavaScript | Intermediate |
Frameworks
APIs and frameworks that I am familiar with and my skill level. Sorted by: Game development, UI frameworks, web development.
| Framework | Skill Level |
|---|---|
| Godot Engine | Experienced |
| RPG Maker | Intermediate |
| Unity Engine | Intermediate |
| Game Maker | Rusty |
| Unreal Engine | Rusty |
| Qt | Beginner |
| Hugo | Intermediate |