Ckey/BYOND Username: Hellfirejag
Discord Name: raistlin_jag
Position Being Applied For: Coder
Past Experiences/Knowledge: I've been the Head Maintainer, Owner, and Project Manager of my own github repo in SS14 for about 2 years, with a year of experience before that teaching myself programming. Although I don't run it anymore due to irreconcileable drama(ss14 is a trainwreck, and should be buried.) While operating that repo, I was also enrolled full-time at college as a major in Theoretical Physics. A significant amount of my programming experience involves relentlessly applying everything I learn in my classes, often the very night I come home after learning about something particularly interesting. I have also spoken at academic conferences about math programming, and will likely be returning this January to give a presentation about some of my works-- particularly in coding a Navier-Stokes based atmos simulation which runs in realtime.
Examples of Past Work:
My Github: https://github.com/VMSolidus?tab=overview&from=2025-07-01&to=2025-07-22
Highlight file: https://github.com/Simple-Station/Einstein-Engines/blob/master/Content.Server/Atmos/EntitySystems/AtmosphereSystem.MAS.cs
My last math conference presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoBkDjBuDg
My first significant refactor on Aurora: https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/21013
Additional Comments:
I generally prefer to go by Tyler or TCJ, as I'm a public figure with my real name tied to my github.
My specialties in programming are in Physics and Mathematics. I regularly write my own equations entirely from scratch to solve specific problems. I even own a 48"x72" academic whiteboard which I use to both write and "Run" my own math code entirely by hand before putting it down to actual code.
I am capable of teaching others how to write code at a Calculus level