Carl Riis
Hi. I'm Carl. I like solving problems and doing difficult things.
I've worked at various startups before transitioning to engineering in the public sector.
Me as a person:
- Results-driven
- I attempt to be self-disciplined
- I want to solve hard problems
- I want to grow/help people
I thrive in an environment of:
- Small egos
- Openness and kindness
- Honesty and hard truths
Posts:
- Inherent to Doing Hard Things - 2025-01-11
- Thoughts on How I Would Run a Startup - 2024-08-13
- Creating My Own Linux-Based Smart TV - 2024-07-03
- A Fictional Story of Working Efficiently - 2023-07-13
- Factors That Limit You - 2023-03-17
- An Underrated Way To Learn Programming: Generative Art - 2022-09-07
- Writing an Enigma Machine in 6502 Assembly - 2022-07-26
- Why I Dropped Out of High School - 2022-05-09
- Making a Magical TypeScript Cheat Sheet - 2021-12-19
- On Courage - 2021-12-02
- Making a Game to Memorize facts about every country - 2021-11-06
- Same App Different Design Patterns - 2021-09-19
- My House - 2021-08-31
- Getting Better at Linux With 10 Mini-Projects - 2020-11-28
- How to Set up Jenkins CI In Docker Container & Run Your Tests Inside Their Own Container - 2020-05-03