Double-double-barrelled name?
Actually, it's really common in Portugal and Brazil. Sobrenome materno primeiro, paterno por último. É a norma, não a exceção.
First names aren't always compound, and it's rare to use a hyphen. But still — the full name builds its own structure. It might take some time to write, sure. They used to call me four names. There’s something powerful about not having your roots entirely erased — so that one day, when you’re ready, you can return and find something there.
I code at DIGITALAX, a Web3 fashion protocol founded in 2020, and build and train local LLMs in collab with talented engineers. The code and related content are released CC0. Most of the work is in Rust, Python, Solidity, and TypeScript.
I first tinkered with Python mid teens, casually. Then came Matlab at engineering school, before I dropped out.
After founding DIGITALAX, engineering independence became painfully obvious as a critical skill for any serious web3 founder. That pushed a deeper commitment to full stack work, from smart contracts through to frontends that don't always feel like tech bro marketing slop.
Writing for a decentralized future only works when the entire surface is understood and maintained.
There are always codebases in motion. Constant refactors, rewrites, migrations. The work is mostly solo. Since late ‘22, the machines challenged me to a dance-off. And when they don't hallucinate — and I can run them local, open — I collaborate with them too.
The work runs continuously. Suffocating in a world where these tools for autonomy still don’t fully exist. What you love and what must be built can converge.
I'm also a fashion designer. An artist. And a language obsessive.
I first tinkered with Python mid teens, casually. Then came Matlab at engineering school, before I dropped out.
After founding DIGITALAX, engineering independence became painfully obvious as a critical skill for any serious web3 founder. That pushed a deeper commitment to full stack work, from smart contracts through to frontends that don't always feel like tech bro marketing slop.
Writing for a decentralized future only works when the entire surface is understood and maintained.
There are always codebases in motion. Constant refactors, rewrites, migrations. The work is mostly solo. Since late ‘22, the machines challenged me to a dance-off. And when they don't hallucinate — and I can run them local, open — I collaborate with them too.
The work runs continuously. Suffocating in a world where these tools for autonomy still don’t fully exist. What you love and what must be built can converge.
I'm also a fashion designer. An artist. And a language obsessive.
