About

About Me

I'm Emre. I'm a software developer who builds stuff I love using. Having worked with several programming languages/frameworks, I'm currently writing an app called Koli in Rust & Slint.

In my other projects, I've also worked with TypeScript, Python, and Java.

I've self-hosted several services for personal use, such as note-taking, CardDAV & CalDAV, password manager servers, and so on

Although I've recently switched to a Mac, I'd used Linux distros as my main OS between 2018-2026 (did use arch too btw).

Currently, I'm continuing the never-ending journey of learning, developing Koli, which I have long-term plans for, and is not just a "to show on your CV" project, and trying to navigate my life between fast-pacing developments in the world and within the software engineering specifically, and focusing on my goals and improving my skills on adapting and problem-solving.

About this website

This website is built with Eleventy, with colors of Gruvbox dark.

I used to use Hugo until October 2026, and while it served me well for a good couple of years, I find 11ty is much more flexible and easier to work with if you want to do your own stuff, especially if you don't want to be restricted by a specific framework. Maybe I will write a blog post about that!

Disclaimer: All posts and content of this website is human-written. I use LLMs in my projects^[1], not for vibe-coding stuff, but for AI-assisted development, although the line between them can really be thin sometimes, and lots claim doing the latter while actually doing the prior. I care about "magic of the machine"^[2], while also caring about not being a luddite, and embracing the change, especially when it's so obvious that these tools can be such productivity boosters when used correctly.