Hi, I'm William.
A short overview of who I am, how I learn, and how I approach building things.
At a glance
- Name: William
- What this is: A personal site for documenting experiments and small projects
- Current mode: Learning by building, breaking, and inspecting systems
- Scope: Linux basics, general system behavior, small browser-based or local tools
- Intent: Understanding how things actually work, not presenting finished products
Why there’s no education, experience, or résumé here
I’m still early in my learning and don’t have formal industry experience yet. Rather than listing coursework or roles that don’t reflect my actual skills, I’ve chosen to focus this site on concrete projects and experiments.
The work here represents how I think, how I approach problems, and how I learn from things that don’t work the first time.
How I tend to learn
Hands-on first
I understand things best by setting them up myself, even if I don’t fully understand them yet.
Breaks are useful
When something fails, that’s usually where the real learning happens. I treat breakage as a signal, not a setback.
Mechanics over gloss
I care more about how something works internally than how polished or impressive it looks.
What keeps my attention
- Systems that behave differently under small changes
- Hidden assumptions in “simple” setups
- Failure modes that aren’t obvious at first glance
- Tools or abstractions that leak when pushed
What I tend to avoid
- Over-polished demos without substance
- Copy-paste setups I don’t understand
- Buzzword-heavy explanations with no mechanics
- Optimizing before understanding behavior
How to read the projects here
They’re exploratory
Most projects start with a question, not a finished design. Some exist purely to test an idea.
They’re scoped tightly
Each project focuses on one or two concepts instead of trying to solve everything at once.
They reflect where I was
Each project is a snapshot of my understanding at the time, not a claim of mastery.
A small personal note
I tend to learn slowly but thoroughly. I’m more comfortable being confused for a while than moving on without understanding what actually happened.
If something here feels deliberately limited or incomplete, that’s usually intentional.