The latest articles on DEV Community by Mike Erwin (@dangercobram). https://dev.to/dangercobram https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3310%2F009130d7-24ee-4180-81fa-fe16d00786b3.jpg https://dev.to/dangercobram en Mike Erwin Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:27:11 +0000 https://dev.to/dangercobram/hi-im-mike-erwin https://dev.to/dangercobram/hi-im-mike-erwin <p>I have been coding for 22 of my 35 years.</p> <p>You can find me on GitHub as <a href="https://github.com/significant-bit" rel="noopener noreferrer">significant-bit</a> and Twitter as <a href="https://twitter.com/DangerCobraM" rel="noopener noreferrer">DangerCobraM</a>.</p> <p>I moved to Apex, NC (near Raleigh) in 2015. Spent a few years in Boston before that. Still make it back to Boston once a year &amp; NYC twice for demoparties, to see friends, any excuse really!</p> <p>I work on Blender, the free &amp; open source 3D graphics suite. Mostly through freelance/contract/sponsorship from outside companies since the Blender project itself doesn't have the resources to support full-time developers. I've worked on OpenGL drivers &amp; other geeky system stuff previously.</p> <p>I program in C and Python, and recently moved back to C++ for personal projects after realizing C++11 transformed it into a really good language.</p> <p>I am currently learning more about Python, Vulkan, Unreal Engine, and educating/mentoring other devs.</p> <p>One notable oddity (or superpower? so far it hasn't paid off) is that I am equally interested in new and old technologies. I ask questions like "Why doesn't this work on Windows 2000? What's stopping us?" or "How can I adapt [modern graphics technique] for the Rage 128 in a G3 iMac?". I don't believe one solution should fit all. But I do like knowing the strengths &amp; limitations of any tech and uncover the "why".</p> introduction