I'm known as **redstrate**, and I create things to fill my own niche. I program, draw, and occasionally make bad music and edit videos. I'm an infrequent contributor to open source projects, and also a KDE developer. In my free time, I like to cook and study languages (the linguistic kind).
I like developing software that I would personally use, and it also fills a niche or problem that either isn't adequately solved, or maybe just want to learn how to do it myself. My languages of choice usually are [C](/software/tags/c), [C++](/software/tags/cplusplus), and [Rust](/software/tags/rust) - and that's what you'll find most of the projects using!
Drawing has been a hobby of mine ever since childhood, and I try to draw when I can. I'm not a professional artist (nor ever will be) so my posting schedule is erratic. My preferred software is [Krita](https://krita.org) and [Blender](https://blender.org). I also like to animate, but I don't really get the chance to sit down and do it anymore.
I also like to administrate my own servers, and that's what's hosting the website you're reading right now! You can find more details about this setup below.
If you wish to contact me privately about something, the best way is by emailing me at josh@redstrate.com or sending a message through [Matrix](https://matrix.to/@redstrate@pyra.sh#/@redstrate:pyra.sh). See my [contact page](/contact) for more details.
As you can probably tell, I like working with [Linux](https://kernel.org/), and using alternative operating systems in general. My preferred desktop environment is [KDE](https://kde.org) and I prefer using [Gentoo](https://gentoo.org/), [Fedora](https://getfedora.org) and [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org).
