Code, curiosity, and a questionable number of agents

Hi, I’m Risan. I build software for a living. It started in junior high, when I got bored with Flash games and picked up a book about Borland Delphi 6. I followed the tutorials and made a simple text editor. Then I wanted to make something else.

I published some of my early software as RdF, short for “Reason da Freak.” It was supposed to sound like “Risan the Freak.” Don’t judge me.

Since then, I’ve built websites for clients, worked with startups on their products, and helped companies make sense of their data. I enjoy turning a rough idea into working software and sorting out all the details that never make it into the first conversation. I usually stay with a project through deployment and whatever happens once real people start using it.

These days, building software feels less like sitting at an editor and more like running a very busy control room. AI agents research the problem, argue over the approach, write the code, test it, and review one another’s work. I designed the rules and checkpoints that keep the whole thing moving in the right direction. Most of the time, I watch it unfold, provide context when needed, and adjust the workflow based on what goes wrong. It’s a strange way to build software, and I’m having a lot of fun figuring it out.

I’m usually tinkering with something on the side too: maps, small web apps, ESP32 boards, sensors, or whatever else has caught my attention. This site is where I write down what I learn, including the things that took longer to figure out than I’d like to admit. Hopefully, something here saves you an afternoon.