Hi, I'm Maddy (me4502)

I'm a Software Engineer/Computer Scientist from Queensland, Australia.

I'm a Senior Software Engineer at the Clipchamp team at Microsoft, and develop the Minecraft mods WorldEdit, WorldGuard, and CraftBook in my spare time. I also enjoy contributing to numerous Open Source Software projects, and enjoy deep diving into various technologies and optimising performance. If you're looking for a more in-depth view of my contributions to the Minecraft community, it's available here! For more info about me, I did a large Q&A for the 10 year anniversary of writing articles, which you can read here!

This website is home to a portfolio of things I have done, as well as a showcase of a few experiments I've done over the years. I also enjoy technical writing, and quite frequently publish blog posts. Check a few out here!

Recently Updated Posts

Taking a week off open-source support

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In category Technology with tags Community, Personal, Retrospective

1209 words | 5 minutes to read

For 14 years, I provided open-source software support every day. Taking a week off might not sound like much, but I felt I needed to break the habit.

The TRMNL Diaries

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In category Technology with tags Developer Experience, Retrospective

1314 words | 5 minutes to read

A few weeks after getting my TRMNL X e‑ink screen, I tried building my own plugins. The process was surprisingly different from what I expected.

10 Year Q & A

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In category General with tags Personal, Retrospective

10296 words | 39 minutes to read

To mark ten years of writing, I answered an overwhelming number of questions from readers I never expected to have.