about me:
I’m Chakib Benziane, UNIX systems and network programmer at heart. I have experience spanning SysAdmin/DevOps, IT Architecture, OpSec, and AI technology. I’ve honed my skills in both backend and frontend dev using languages such as Golang, Python and C and recently Rust.
My knowledge of systems/networking architecture and problem solving aptitudes makes me particularly adept at working on the ground floor of projects with small teams where things move fast. Whether it’s designing a network infrastructure from scratch, or designing novel applications with esoteric technologies from the ground up, I’m up for a challenge.
In the recent years I developed a strong interest in AI and Deep learning with a particular focus on LLMs. I have previously completed a nanodegree in deep learning to further my understanding in these areas. I made some modest contributions to projects such as LangChain and PySyft and I plan to further explore this space.
I do also have a good familiarity with Bitcoin’s technology stack and cryptography such as Script, PoW and the network protocol. I believe it will have a positive impact on society.
Interested in my skills benefiting your project ? Let’s talk.
Projects
current / maintained:
- Gosuki: Blazing fast, realtime, plugin-free, multi-browser, bookmark manager
- codegpt-ng.nvim: Lightweight AI neovim plugin connecting with backends like Ollama and OpenAI. (neovim/lua)
Finished / On Hold:
- Instrukt: AI Commander TUI: Run and interact with AI agents inside secure environments (python/langchain)
- PSWatch: A system process watcher and task scheduler with custom matching rules. (rust)
- HugoBot: Content scraper and aggregator bot for Hugo data driven websites. (golang)
- GUM: task and unit manager library
Hacks and Useful Stuff:
- Awesome Explorables: A carefully curated list of interactive explorable explanations
- zman: fzf interactive LLM augmented man-pages browser (shell)
- remote-cargo: build cargo crates on a remote host to install them locally (python)
- switch-monitor-source-ddcci: Script to switch monitor source using DDCCI protocol (golang / dxva2.dll)
- mastermind-genetic-algorithm: Genetic Algorithm for solving the Master Mind game. (python)
talks:
- Python & DevOps: Using python and uWSGI for agile deployment. (Mar 4, 2013 )
- Bitcoin multisignatures and its applications: A non technical explanation of Bitcoin multisignatures (Aug 13, 2014 )
- Promises Then Angular: A talk at AngularJS Paris meetup about Promises (Jan 10, 2014 )