Hi! I’m Bruno and I’m a Software Engineer. I like building things that either help or entertain people, sometimes I break things too! But it is always for a good reason. I tend to believe I’m a perfectionist (for better or for worse), and sometimes I will procrastinate finishing a project because I know it won't be perfect just yet.

I started writing code many years ago, when I was around 12 years old. I used the built-in scripting tools of the Microsoft Office package in VB6 to built my own versions of ATM software and my own inventions, such as food ordering interfaces for airliners (see how far ahead I was thinking??). Later I began making web scripts and websites using PHP.

Around the time I started University, I began more intensively working on Applications, initially for Windows/Linux, but when I managed to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on my Acer laptop, I went all into iPhone and Mac programming. After that, this became the platform I am most invested into, and it is also the one I like the most. Therefore I mostly work with Swift and Objective-C for my personal projects.

Since then I have built several apps for macOS, iOS, and watchOS, and I’ve listed all the released/interesting ones in the homepage. I have built several other Apps that have never reached a release-worthy state, or that are under sporadic development. However even though they were never published, they still served as stepping stones for my software development journey.

Since 2021 I've been working at the fruit company, which has been a really exciting experience since day one. There I help maintain and improve the git initegration in Xcode.

Over the years I have observed I enjoy spending time on the design and UX side of software front-end. Some friends and workmates have complimented me on that was well, and I like to think I have a bit of an eye for it. I tend to like when the design is consistent, usable, good-looking, and thoughtful. I have picked books about UX, discoverability, and other such aspects, but haven’t managed to read all of them yet (what's new?)

Sometimes I build physical things too, and they tend to involve electronics of some sort. Have a look at this showcase page.

About this website

I developed this website using CSS based on a Bootswatch theme that was heavily modified by with the use of the Bootstrap Live theme customizer tool, which I used to tweak various
things such as colors, text sizes, and fonts. For deployment I use Kirby as the renderer. I have also used extra CSS for extensive customization of the default Bootstrap/Bootswatch style.

Thanks for visiting my website!

The secret to magic is that I’m willing to spend much more time on it than what you think it’s worth.

— Penn Jillette