~$ 
toaster
@toastbits.dev

$ whoami

Talo Halton
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I’m a 20 year-old British-Japanese guy who likes writing code to solve problems. Since teaching myself Python in 2019, I’ve been improving my skills and learning new ones.

I enjoy a making variety of different types of software, ranging from scripts for my Linux desktop to games and fullstack multiplatform applications.



$ ls /skills

Other things I'm interested in

Spoken languages

  • English (native)
  • Japanese (fluent)


$ ls /projects | head -5

A Meta Quest app serving as an alternative to BMBF's Beat Sync function for Beat Saber, designed with VR in mind.

LiveRail

2023
~
2024

A-Level computer science project. Top-down simulation of a railway using real-world timetable and map data.

SpMp

2022
~
present

A YouTube Music client for Android and Desktop I've been working on since August 2022. I've implemented useful queue manipulation features, as well as language and metadata customisation options.

A basic 2D and 3D game engine I made as my first C++ project, including a basic voxel implementation. Basically a remake of Godot as far as the engine API goes.

An (unfinished) Metroidvania with simple geometric graphics and Celeste-inspired movement.

$ pwd
/home/toaster

$ hyfetch
                                          toaster@toastbits.dev
                   -`                     -------------------
                  .o+`                    OS: Arch Linux x86_64
                 `ooo/                    Host: ThinkPad X230
                `+oooo:                   Kernel: Linux 6.13.6-arch1-1
               `+oooooo:                  Shell: fish 4.0.0
               -+oooooo+:                 Display (HP 24w): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz in 24" [External]
             `/:-:++oooo+:                Display (SEC3047): 1366x768 @ 60 Hz in 13" [Built-in]
            `/++++/+++++++:               WM: Hyprland 0.47.2 (Wayland)
           `/++++++++++++++:              Terminal: kitty
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`            Terminal Font: JetBrainsMono-Regular
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`           CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M (4) @ 3.60 GHz
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`          GPU: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller @ 1.25 GHz [Integrated]
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.         Memory: 15.30 GiB
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.        Local IP: 192.168.0.230/24
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-        
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-      IDE: Visual Studio Code
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:     Engine: Godot
 `++:.                           `-/+/    Keyboard: 75% (brown)
 .`                                 `/    Music: J-pop, rock
                                          GitLab: toasterofbread

$ fortune