I'm Jacky Alciné .

♋ My pronouns are he/him/his currently residing in Florida, USA.

My name, when I say it, sounds like the following:

I'm a backend software engineer for hire that has an interest in the ethically decentralized Web and is working on prototypes of said projects. I'm an active participant of the IndieWeb, contributing software and services towards the goal of a Web that's more centered around people.

I'm also discoverable on Lobste.rs, GitHub, Twitter, Twitch, Twitch, Kickstarter, CrowdSupply, W3C, Angel, Coolors, StackOverflow and its friends, Last.FM, Cohost and via instant messaging over open protocols and platforms like XMPP, Secure Scuttlebutt, Mastodon (todon.eu), Matrix, micro.blog or IRC.

I like to use services like Duolingo, Steam, Itch. I'm working on phasing this out but I do have a XBox Live account as well.

Press, Presentations & Publications

I've made a number of appearances in media outlets of various sizes.

Ars Technica's take on the Google Photos debacle
Podcast episode on egghead.io with thoughts on how important questions are to the software space
Profile piece from People of Color in Tech
Profile piece about the now defunct Good For PoC on Forbes
Talk about making the IndieWeb more friendly from a developer's perspective
A recording of my presentation on how to make the IndieWeb more friendly