About
Roy Malcomber is a software developer. Writing code since 1999 and professionally since 2011 (that’s 15 years!), across permanent roles, contracts and a start-up: C#/.NET, TypeScript, Go, Rust, building distributed systems, real-time platforms and the interfaces on top of them. Leads small teams, mentors, and cares more about the foundations than the framework of the month.
Why a docs site?
Section titled “Why a docs site?”Because the best way to describe someone who believes in documentation is with documentation. This site uses the same template as every project Roy builds, with a person where the product usually goes.
BT: Before Token
Section titled “BT: Before Token”A BT developer learned the job before the tokens arrived. That means reading the manual, understanding the problem, and typing most of the code by hand. It does not mean refusing the new tools: see my thoughts on AI. It means knowing what the tool is doing, and being able to tell when it is wrong.
Principles
Section titled “Principles”- Small, boring, durable. Pick the technology that will still build in ten years.
- Every byte justified. See the Floppy Rule.
- Documented first. See the manifesto.
Status
Section titled “Status”The current release is v2025.12, and it is in beta. Source is on GitHub.
Support the project: Buy Me a Coffee or GitHub Sponsors.