# Nathan (@ngill.net)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/ngill.net
Headline: Student & hobbyist programmer
Website: https://ngill.net

## About

A-level student in the UK studying computer science, physics, and mathematics.

Hobbyist programmer building low(ish)-level software in Rust and C.

## Education

- **Hills Road Sixth Form College** — A-level, Computer Science (2024 – 2026)
- **Hills Road Sixth Form College** — A-level, Physics (2024 – 2026)
- **Hills Road Sixth Form College** — A-level, Mathematics (2024 – 2026)

## Certifications

- UKOAI - Silver medal — UKOAI (https://credsverse.com/credentials/e79ae949-314e-4536-b4d6-f798203c1f96)

## Publications

- Writing Wayland screen lockers "for fun" — ngill.net (https://ngill.net/blog/posts/2026/03-writing-wayland-screen-lockers.html)
- Who needs GUIs anyway? — ngill.net (https://ngill.net/blog/posts/2026/02-who-needs-gui-anyway.html)
- Writing Tiny Code - Part 2 — ngill.net (https://ngill.net/blog/posts/2026/00-writing-tiny-code-pt2.html)
- Writing Tiny Code - Part 1 — ngill.net (https://ngill.net/blog/posts/2025/00-writing-tiny-code-pt1.html)
- MySQL Database Connection Tester — ngill.net (https://ngill.net/blog/posts/2021/00-mysql-database-connection-tester.html)

## Languages

- English (native)
- French (elementary)

## Other profiles

- github: https://github.com/OldUser101
- fediverse: https://vmst.io/@olduser101
- website: https://ngill.net