About me

I'm Isabelle Jackson, but I generally just go by Izzy. I'm 19 and my pronouns are she/her. I'm transfem, bisexual, and have ADHD and Autism.

I started coding when I was 8, using Visual Basic on my Dad's old laptop. I since had an interest in becoming a professional programmer, and have had an on and off interest in learning how to code until I started studying Computer Science at my local 6th form, and I am currently studying it now at university.

I'm interested in contributing to the GNOME Project and related projects. I maintain Binary, a small and simple app to convert numbers between different bases made for GNOME. I'm also working on Colourful, an app that generates colours and uses it to inspire the user.

Skills

Programming

• I'm generally a confident programmer.
• I'm comfortable with object-oriented and procedural programming.
• I'm particularly comfortable with Python, Go and C#.
• I'm comfortable enough with web design and layout, using HTML, CSS. I'm less confident with JavaScript.
• I know a good amount of Java from a university project, but I don't like working with it.
• I'm trying to learn Rust, but I don't really like it.

Other

• Git and Git Forges (GitHub, GitLab, Forgejo/Gitea)
• Bash and fish scripting
• Basic Linux system management (mostly Fedora & Ubuntu)

Hobbies and interests

Gaming

I mostly play RPG, FPS as well as rougelike/rougelite games on my PC. Some of my favourite games include Deep Rock Galactic, Vampire Survivors, Dead Cells, and the Horizon franchise.

• Steam Profile (fizzyizzy05)

Music

I'm predominantly into Indie, Alternative and Rock music. I listen to a vast number of artists.

Hardware

Desktop

• CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 2x 8GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz
• Motherboard: ASRock B450M HDV R4.0
• Storage: 250GB SanDisk SSD Plus and 2x Crucial BX500, 500GB and 1TB.
• GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700
• Case: Thermaltake Versa H15

Other

• Monitors:
  • Main: Lenovo G24-10
  • Secondary: AOC 22B2H
• Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2i
  • CPU: Core i5-1135G7
  • SSD: 256GB NVMe
  • RAM: 16GB
  • Display: 1920x1200 13.3" IPS display
• Phone: Google Pixel 8 (128GB, Hazel)
• Earphones: Pixel Buds A-Series
• Headset: Razer Kraken V2 Kitty

Software

• Main OS: Fedora Silverblue
• Secondary OS: Windows 11 (literally just on my NVMe desktop drive, and I rarely use it)
• Web browser: Firefox
• Text Editor: Visual Studio Code
• Shell: fish
• Terminal: Ptyxis