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Technical Guides

Comprehensive learning resources hosted on GitHub Pages

Firmware & Embedded

OpenBMC Guide

Comprehensive OpenBMC development — D-Bus, sensors, IPMI, Redfish, and platform porting.

Zephyr RTOS Guide

Zephyr RTOS programming from beginner to professional — threads, drivers, Bluetooth, and networking.

UEFI Guide

UEFI firmware development — DXE drivers, protocols, SMM, and ARM platform porting.

Linux Driver Guide

Linux kernel driver development — character devices, I2C, SPI, USB, PCIe, and debugging.

OpenPRoT Guide

Open Platform Root of Trust — MCTP, SPDM, PLDM protocols and firmware security.

Programming & Patterns

Rust Guide

Rust programming from basics to systems-level — ownership, concurrency, FFI, and bare metal.

Design Patterns

Gang of Four patterns with UML diagrams and code examples in C#, Delphi, and C++.

Security & Finance

PQC Engineering Guide

Post-quantum cryptography for engineers — NIST algorithms, migration roadmap, and library selection.

Puffin: Algo Trading

Algorithmic trading guide — market foundations through ML, deep learning, and AI-assisted trading.

Notable Projects

Open-source tools and contributions

STM32 WINUSB

USB CDC to WINUSB conversion for STM32 microcontrollers.

VBoxVmService

Run VirtualBox VMs as a Windows service.

E-Paper Business Card

E-ink electronic business card application.

JmpBldrDemo

Bootloader demonstration project.

OpenBMC Learning Platform

Web-based LMS for OpenBMC education.

ASCII Chart Formatter

Fix misaligned edges in ASCII-art diagrams from LLM output.

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