Hi, I’m James Hill
I’m a software engineer who enjoys building dependable command-line tools with a focus on correctness, clarity, and real-world usability.
I’m especially interested in:
- Systems and low-level programming
- Unix-style CLI design
- Data parsing and transformation
- Tools that are simple, composable, and easy to maintain
What I’ve been working on recently
- Installable C CLI utilities (weather, dictionary, health-monitor)
- Defensive input validation and safer parsing in C
- Python tools for CSV inspection and log analysis
- Improving build workflows with Makefiles and clean install/uninstall targets
Technical Skills
Operating Systems & Environments: Linux, command-line driven workflows
Tools & Utilities:
- gcc, Make, libcurl, json-c
- Git
- curl
- jq
- grep
- awk
- sed
- cron
Frameworks & Libraries
- FastAPI
- Flask
- PyTest
Specialties
- CLI tool development
- Automation and scripting
Projects
For project code and README details, please explore my GitHub profile.
Certifications & Technical Training
Hands-on coursework emphasizing Python programming, Linux systems, scripting, and applied problem-solving.
Python & Software Development
- CS50p: Programming with Python, Harvard University (2024)
- Python for Data Science, AI, & Development, IBM (2024)
- Computer Programming (Python), Lone Star College (2019)
Linux & Systems
- Linux Essentials Certification, Linux Professional Institute (2024)
- Linux I, Lone Star College (2020)
- Linux II, Lone Star College (2021)
Systems & IT Essentials
- CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science, Harvard University
- IT Essentials (CompTIA A+), Lone Star College (2019)
Higher Education
- Bachelor of Science – Social Science, Sam Houston State University (1993)
Additional Information
- Languages: English, Russian
I like code that’s boring in the best possible way: predictable, readable, and durable.