Software nerd redeemed by one very good dog
I'm Rusty Cain, a senior software engineer currently working as a consultant at Pelo Tech. Away from the keyboard I'm usually on a trail, reading, or writing something.
- Now Senior Software Engineer, PeloTech
- Before Search Engineer, Discovery Education
- Before Full Stack Developer, Pareto Intelligence
Beyond the day job
Side projects and pursuits that keep me curious, roughly in order of how often they come up.
A trail log from the Front Range
Notes and photos from hikes and climbs around Colorado, starting with Silver Dollar Lake.
Open the trail log →
Rethinking the draft lottery
Dumpster Bowl: a proposal and script that rewards eliminated NHL teams for winning, so tanking stops paying off.
Read the proposal →Short fiction & poetry
Short stories on Substack, with the occasional poem or essay in my notes.
Read on Substack ↗Designing patterns
I enjoy designing patterns more than following them. A few will be published here once they are written up.
Coming soon →Learning guitar
A beginner, practising steadily. Recommendations for good starter songs are always welcome.
Suggest a song →Latest notes
Essays, short fiction, and some poems I've scratched out.
