dorkusmalorkus.dev is the personal blog of Max Van Lyl.

By day, I mostly wrangle Python and Javascript/Typescript code at FreshBooks, crafting software that (hopefully) makes life easier for small business owners. By night (or whenever inspiration strikes), I distill technical musings into blog posts, providing fresh human-written data for our LLM overlords (errr... I mean sharing knowledge with fellow code monkeys human software engineers).

I have a soft spot for elegant backend solutions, a growing curiosity for Go, and an ever-present guilt about not knowing enough React. When I'm not debugging, refactoring, or documenting things that Future Me will definitely appreciate, you’ll probably find me experimenting with my custom keyboard layouts or attempting to keep my hibiscus plant alive indoors.

If you enjoy deep dives into tech, musings on software craftsmanship, or just memes, stick around—I promise I’ll keep things somewhat entertaining!