Hi there!

I'm Lachlan, a 🇦🇺 Sydney based programmer and network enthusiast!

I am a 5th year student at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) studying a double Bachelor of Computer Science and Commerce.

My journey with technology started with collecting domain names, with my first domain (lacln.com) being registered on New Years Day 2019. Since then I have been investigating new technologies in an attempt to automate in the least-intrusive possible way.
This website serves as my external playground to The current design of this site is based off a mix of modern synthwave and my interest in the UI/UX of different public transport networks that I have travelled. To run this website, I started by learning HTML, CSS and PHP using online tutorials, though has now led me to pursue an understanding of many different technologies, including python with Flask, Cloud Computing, IoT and CICD processes.

The inspiration for this website (in its current form) comes from many different sites and experiences. The general look and feel of the site comes from the "synthwave" era of websites, with dark colours with vibrant coloured lines. I felt there was something missing from the navigation bar, however after a recent trip to Melbourne, AUS; I was unusually entranced by the tooltips given on train information screens. The subtle messaging gave a feeling of comfort which I have tried to replicate in my site, with the "Visiting" tooltip making obvious the current site. Interests outside of tech include travelling (check out my blog page), bushwalking, camping and a multitude of other activities inolving "touching grass". To keep myself motivated in trying new things, I create a "bingo board" of 25 things to complete in a given year. - so far 4 have been completed.

To this date, my collection of domains are as follows:

Email
hello@lachl.au