#introduction Hi, I'm Craig Maloney. I've been on federated platforms since Identi.ca in the late 2000s. I've been here a long time. Happy to make your acquaintance.

I contain multitudes and caffeine. Mostly caffeine.

I'm the author of The Mediocre Programmer (https://themediocreprogrammer.com) which is a guide for helping programmers through the valley of suck as they improve. It came about after a long bout of unemployment (over a year) and it contains hard-won advice that I've learned over the years. It's free to check out and I hope you enjoy.

I'm a #metal music fan, but am also into Jazz, Electronic, and Classical music. I'm probably the only metal fan that has subscriptions to classicstoday.com and BBC Music Magazine.

I post things from my blog to here. Part of that is my cancer journey. I was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer back in January of this year. But it's not all gloom and doom here. I'm living my life as loudly as I can.

I'm also a retro computer fan specializing in the Atari range of computers and consoles. Re-learning how to code for these magnificent beasts.

Learn more about me at https://decafbad.net/about

Happy you're here. Let's make something awesome together, shall we?