I work on programming and philosophy that contributes to the public good. I have much to learn, and I celebrate playful creation over alienated wage labour. I think that being kind is important, and I love cats and birds.
I run Peony Software, a one-person software development studio in lovely Edinburgh, Scotland, where I work on next-generation spreadsheet software. I'm also working on redirecting money to open source software developers by building Open Source Pledge and thanks.dev together with friends. When I find time, I co-maintain the Hare programming language, and work on my 3D game engine. Even more occasionally, I teach others to appreciate programming things from scratch.
Previously, I spent 10 years running Saffron — we made web applications and data visualisation tools for places like the University of Oxford and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. I also co-founded Submodule, a company that made a Game Boy cartridge reader.
I'm a PhD researcher in the philosophy department of the University of Edinburgh, currently working on the epistemology of why we put up with exploitation, and the philosophy and ethics of work and labour more generally. Check out my handy reading guide on the philosophy of work.
I mostly unsuccessfully think of ways to build low-carbon software. I sometimes attempt to make music, take photos and think about languages.
Read more, and find out how to contact me, at vladh.net.
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