Colson

Skills

Languages, systems, and the other side of the mirror.

A polyglot stack across languages, distributed systems, infrastructure, and an offensive-security instinct — all of it written in a custom Neovim setup, inside tmux, on Arch. This whole page renders from one typed registry: a single line adds a skill, icon and all.

Core stackThe ones I reach for first.
  • Go
  • Rust
  • Java
  • C++
  • Python
  • Elixir
  • Dart
  • TypeScript
  • SSQL
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
01

Languages

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  • GoAPI gateways, edge services, high-throughput I/O.
  • RustLatency-critical paths where the tail dominates.
  • JavaFrom the very early days.
  • C++OOP done right · Unreal Engine.
  • PythonServices, data, ML.
  • ElixirMassively concurrent real-time connections.
  • DartFlutter, end to end.
  • TypeScriptStrict, everywhere on the web.
  • SSQLThe query language under everything.
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • CC#From Unity.
  • Erlang
  • Scala
  • JavaScript
  • C
  • RubyLoved it, from the early-2010s.
  • BashGlue, automation, the terminal.
  • LuaNeovim config · embedded.
  • PHP
  • Gleam
  • OObjective-C
  • CoffeeScript
  • AActionScript
02

Distributed Systems

14
  • PPolyglot MicroservicesThe grade-8 question: how does Google run so many languages on the backend?
  • SSystems Design
  • GgRPC
  • PProtocol Buffers
  • RREST
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • RabbitMQ
  • Apache SparkLarge-scale batch + stream processing.
  • Apache FlinkStateful stream processing.
  • EEvent-Driven Architecture
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Jaeger
  • RResilience Engineering
03

Infrastructure & Observability

21
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • BazelGoogle's build system — a favorite.
  • Nx
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • ELK StackElasticsearch · Logstash · Kibana.
  • Splunk
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Sentry
  • SSite Reliability Engineering
  • Google Cloud
  • AAWS
  • Cloudflare
  • CI/CD
  • Docker Compose
  • MicroK8s
  • k3s
  • minikube
04

Frameworks

17
  • Spring Boot
  • Quarkus
  • PPlay FrameworkScala / Java.
  • Vaadin
  • Phoenix
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • NestJS
  • GinGo.
  • GFiberGo.
  • AAxumRust.
  • Actix WebRust.
  • Electron
  • Tauri
  • Meteor
05

Frontend Platform

13
  • Angular
  • React
  • Vue
  • Redux
  • Next.js
  • NNuxt
  • Astro
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Sass
  • Node.js
  • FlutterDart · cross-platform.
  • React NativeMobile.
  • MModule FederationMicrofrontends at scale.
06

AI / Machine Learning

04
  • TensorFlow
  • LangChainLLM apps & agents.
  • MMachine Learning
  • DDeep LearningThe Waymo moment did it.
07

Web3 & Crypto

04
  • Ethereum
  • Solidity
  • Bitcoin
  • Web3
08

Offensive Security

16
  • SWeb ExploitationAuth bypasses, injection & access-control chains, SSRF, escalation to critical.
  • SBinary ExploitationROP, heap, use-after-free.
  • SHardware & FirmwareReversing, RF/SDR, CAN bus.
  • BBettercap
  • HHackRF
  • FFlipper Zero
  • NNmap
  • Wireshark
  • Metasploit
  • Burp Suite
  • GGhidra
  • BackTrack / Kali LinuxBackTrack R1–R3, then Kali.
  • Tor
  • PProxmark3
  • HUSB Rubber Ducky
  • HWi-Fi Pineapple
09

Tooling & Craft

10
  • NeovimCustom colson-nvim config — my whole workflow.
  • tmuxCustom colson-tmux session.
  • Arch LinuxMy OS — the daily driver.
  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • Unreal EngineC++ · real-time engine.
  • UnityC# · real-time engine.
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Android Studio
  • Xcode