Me, Myself, and I

I suppose I should talk about myself a bit, since that's kind of the point of this page. However, I don't want to seem pretentious, and I'm not comfortable with exposing too much of myself. So, I'll be brief and get straight to the point. I am passionate about music and computer science, but a lack of free time during my Master's degree meant that I couldn't play music or do anything else. This had a negative impact on me, and I felt a little regretful, lost and depressed about not achieving anything. That is why I decided to take a year off from university. I joined a music organisation to take violin lessons, and I study computer science in my remaining free time. My first goal is to complete this website/portfolio before moving on to the main topic: Flux Studio. The name may be temporary, but it represents what I want to achieve: a smooth, versatile tool for playing music. This is a way for me to combine both worlds during my year off and explore lots of different tools and subjects that I wouldn't encounter in my classes. I will use the articles to share my achievements, the problems I encounter, and the knowledge I have acquired, hoping that you will learn something from them and/or get your feedback to help me learn more.

Music

My relationship with music is complicated. It has always been an important part of my life, yet I have never fully committed to playing it. I was motivated during high school, but the pandemic put a sudden stop to that. During my first years at university, I played the guitar occasionally and suddenly felt the urge to buy all kinds of musical instruments. To this day, I still don't know how to play most of them. I hope that the music theory lessons I am taking now will provide me with a foundation that will make me feel more confident with any instrument — at least I won't be completely lost. I cannot imagine my life without an instrument or music in the background. With Flux Studio, I hope to combine my hobby with my work by providing a tool for anyone to play and learn music. Perhaps one day I will be able to compose pieces too! I'm not sure whether to add a music theory section to this website with the tips and tricks that I learn or find, since there are already plenty of good online resources, and I don't want to create something substandard that might contain incorrect information.

Computer Science

I discovered programming in my first year at university, studying Python and C. I found the first Python course terrible, but loved the C one. I therefore took the computer science course at my university for my second and third years of my bachelor's degree. I completed two internships during this time, which broadened my horizons, particularly the second one, which was in a laboratory. I will write an article about it later, as it was really interesting. To give you a brief overview, my team needed to create autonomous, dynamic mesh networks for use by firefighters in isolated areas without an Internet connection. As you might have guessed, I specialised in networks for my master's degree and successfully completed the first year. I cannot say which aspect interests me the most, but I find the whole field fascinating. I plan to make the most of my year off by studying MIT open courses and scientific papers in other fields, such as cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

On the subject of artificial intelligence, I admit that I use it myself sometimes. I have a mixed view of it: it might be useful for saving time, but it is counterproductive in a learning context because you don't put much thought into your work. That is mainly why I avoid using it too much. On this website, for instance, I encountered some issues with SvelteKit's behaviour when routing pages, so I used Anthropic's Claude chatbot to gain insight into the situation and resolved it myself. AI doesn't create the project, but it certainly saves me time on research when I hit a wall. The environmental impact in terms of energy and pollution should also be considered seriously, in my opinion. I also avoid using too much AI for this reason.

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