Toolbox

Skills

Languages, frameworks, and the things I actually ship with.

A working set of languages, frameworks, and tools I reach for across web, desktop, mobile, and embedded projects, refined over years of shipping real products.

developer.cs

public class Developer
{
    string Name => "Ali Gulum";
    string Role => "Software & Game Developer";
 
    void Ship(Idea idea)
        => idea.Build().Test().Deploy();
}

16+

Years of experience

15+

Projects shipped

Languages

Platforms

Games on Steam

stack.config.ts

export const stack = {languages: ['C#', 'Python', 'JavaScript', 'C', 'C++'],
frameworks: ['ASP.NET MVC', '.NET', 'React', 'Unity', 'Android SDK', 'WPF', 'LINQ'],
databases: ['Microsoft SQL Server', 'MySQL', 'PostgreSQL'],
platforms: ['Web', 'Desktop', 'Mobile', 'Embedded Systems'],
tools: ['Visual Studio', 'VS Code', 'JetBrains Rider'],
machineLearning: ['ML.NET', 'Naive Bayes', 'K-Nearest Neighbor'],
}

specialties/

Game development

Designed, developed, and shipped two 3D games in Unity end to end, from first prototype to release, both published on Steam.

Enterprise web platforms

Built and maintained large-scale web platforms for both B2B and B2C clients, from corporate sites to internal business tools.

Mobile applications

Built and shipped a native Android application, working directly with the Android SDK.

Embedded systems

Developed embedded electronics and smart home projects in C, working close to the hardware.

AI-powered applications

Develop applications that integrate machine learning and AI capabilities, and keep exploring the space through side projects and articles.

Agile delivery

Trained in project management, with hands-on experience running Agile sprints and balancing delivery speed with code quality.

Machine learning

Built ML.NET-based sentiment analysis tools and from-scratch implementations like Naive Bayes and K-Nearest Neighbor, working through the statistics and data analysis behind them, and wrote about the math involved.

CMS & content platforms

Designed and built custom content management systems from the ground up for clients who needed full control over their content workflow.

REST API design

Design and build REST APIs for ASP.NET MVC and .NET applications, powering both internal tools and client-facing products.

Desktop applications

Built desktop applications with WPF, from internal tools to client software.

Want to see how this comes together?

A dozen projects spanning CMS platforms, internal tools, an Android app, and two games on Steam.

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