Alistair Smith

I'm Alistair, I'm a software engineer
I am an open source enthusiast and I've been called a TypeScript wizard at least a few times. I'm interested in things like language specifications and compiler internals.
I try to write a blog post every now and then. I do OK at that. Everything is on alistair.blog, but the most recent three are below
Ambient Declarations
Explaining ambient declarations with @types/bun as an example
A strict TSConfig
The strictest TypeScript configuration possible. "Look ma, no errors!"
Avoiding homework with code (and getting caught)
The eventful tale of me getting fed up with my homework
I listen to a lot of music. I love all electronic music, and right now I am listening to this on Spotify:
How You Went So Long
Etherwood
In the rare case I'm not listening to anything, you can usually find me out and about riding my Evolve skateboard, DJing (on YouTube) or trying my hardest to figure out Ableton Live
Right now I am in San Francisco 📍
Want to reach me? I'd love to chat, whether you want to pitch an idea, or just say hi.
My Discord is @alistaiir - I'm currently in dnd
Otherwise, I'm on Twitter/X
I have some fun experiments on this site, some are functional things I use, others are just me messing around. Click here to see them.

Ambient Declarations