Hi! I'm Taxo Rubio

I'm a computer scientist from Granada, Spain.

I work developing software mainly in C99 and Modern C++ (>=11). I'm an advocate for free software and a collaborative, decentralised internet. In my free time, I like to take long walks; play board and video games, mostly classics and RuneScape, my comfy MMO; and write my own programs.

Computer science and other studies

I completed my Computer Science degree in 2023 at the University of Granada, Spain. Before that, I also completed a Media Studies degree in 2018 at the University of Málaga, also in Spain.

My Computer Science bachelor's thesis consisted on the implementation of gcl, an C++ library that explores the metaprogramming techniques used to develop a standard library like the STL. The project ~groctel/ugr contains repositories for many of the subjects I took during the degree. As I had a lower understanding of many computer science topics then than now, some of the projects have stopped working for numerous reasons; I'm working on making them usable again and will upload the results soon(TM).

Other ways to find me

Here are, in no particular order, some places where you can find me that not listed at the top bar. Still, if you wish to directly contact me, my preferred method is the email address listed above. Well, that's not true. My absolutely preferred method is that you give me a call, but I'm not publishing my phone number just like that ;D

• Projects I contribute to:
  • AUR - Arch Linux's User Repository.
    • My package testing repository is ~groctel/pkgbuilds.
  • OpenStreetMap - A map by the people, for the people.
    • See how you can help map the world from home or on the outside with your Android/iOS phone.
    • Find your local community at this OSM Community Index.
• Software forges I use to contribute to foreign projects:
  • Sourcehut - The hacker's forge where I host my repos.
    • Workflow is based on plain text e-mail and the interface uses no JavaScript. I love it!
  • Codeberg - Nice free software project with a familiar UI.
    • I don't have anything here yet, but I'll use it in future big projects for which I expect lots of contributions.
  • I also use GitLab and GitHub sometimes, but I much prefer free, decentralised forges.
• Find me in the games you play:
  • Old School RuneScape - Btw I'm an Ironman ;)
  • Lichess - Free online chess games.
  • Retro Achievements - Community achievements for old console games.
• Professional stuff:
  • LinkedIn - I hardly ever post; mostly an online CV.

About this website

This site is comprised of many static pages generated with the free tool Zola. Its source is fully available at Sourcehut. At the bottom of every page, you should find the commit ID from which it was generated. This should make finding the source of whatever piques your interest much easier if you ever arrive at this site through an archive.

All the text in this site is written by humans. No ones' work was harvested against their will to produce the text you're reading.

Do not bother to read what no other person could be bothered to write.