Darwin.Arcade
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Software Developer
Ian Buchanan building fast, reliable, and polished web products.
I focus on pragmatic engineering: thoughtful architecture, great UX, and measurable performance.
Now
Building interactive demos + real-time experiences
Focus
Product engineering
Strength
Shipping clean code
Style
Minimal, readable, tested
Featured work
Two live demos hosted on subdomains, embedded here for a quick look. If your browser blocks embeds, you can still open each project directly.
Darwin.Arcade (AI sandbox)
A live neuroevolution demo where NEAT agents learn game behaviors in real time. The UI mirrors the simulation from worker snapshots for smooth rendering and clear telemetry.
- Worker-driven training loop + deterministic environments
- Reward shaping + curriculum difficulty scaling
- Network visualization for interpretability
Gravity Chat (real-time experience)
A fast, multiplayer-flavored chat app with physics-inspired interaction. Built to feel responsive, with a focus on realtime sync, stability, and iteration speed.
- Realtime state encoding + low-latency updates
- Performance-minded client interactions
- Test coverage for core mechanics
What I optimize for
Simple systems that scale: clarity, correctness, and speed.
Skills
Frontend
SvelteKit, TypeScript, state modeling, component systems, responsive UI.
Backend
API design, realtime protocols, data modeling, reliability and correctness.
Quality
Testing strategy, tooling, lint/format discipline, pragmatic CI habits.
Performance
Profiling, rendering budgets, avoiding main-thread work, measurable improvements.
About
I’m Ian Buchanan. I build software with a product-first mindset and a strong preference for clean interfaces and stable systems.
This site is intentionally lightweight and deploys cleanly at ianhas.one.
Contact
If you want to collaborate or talk about a role, send a note: