August is drawing to a close and though summer officially has a few more weeks, the change of seasons is beginning. Marching bands have all completed camp and opening football games are kicking off each weekend. This marks a good time to review the season. Golf - The 2021 championship season has drawn to a close with no official tournament wins, but many smaller achievements. I finished 8th in the CFGC Club Championship.…

Open-Source software has a huge impact in the industry and I, like many developers, view open-source contributions like a small badge of honor. As a young engineer, it can be a challenging and intimidating barrier to begin making meaningful open-source contributions. My own journey is off to a modest start. For a long time, I was only a lurker and only recently have I been able to begin contributing to the projects I’ve been using.…

I’m a Software Engineer in the KC area, but from Michigan originally. I recently graduated from K-State with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics and 4 years of memories playing trumpet in the KSUMB. Now that I’ve graduated, I’m playing golf as often as possible finding myself having conversations about things like 401(k)s with my friends and coworkers. So now we’re here. If I make a habit out of this, I’ll document my story as the chapters unfold.…

Getting my website and micro blog set up. If you have found this page, welcome! I’m Brandon, a Software Engineer with a “127.0.0.1” near Kansas City. Hope to have a more complete intro post soon, and regular posts after that. Topics could include things about me, golf, tech, music / audio, or interesting reads and topics. Hope you enjoy!…