Welcome to fredcode, the personal site of Frederick (Fred) Alger. Thank you for taking the time to browse here. If you're interested in me, my projects, or programming in general, I can assure you that the time will be well spent.

Why did you make this site?

First, I have written a large deal of code in the years that I have been programming, and I wish to share my efforts with friends, family, fellow students, and prospective employers.

Second, I realize that I would not be a programmer at all if it were not for the programmers who came before me and documented their work. Thus, I intend to pay homage by using this site as a means of educating future generations of programmers. I have found that it is often easiest to learn by taking apart and experimenting with other's code, and I hope that my projects will be useful in that aspect. I also intend to research emerging technologies and useful programming techniques and post them in an easily-digestible format for all to benefit from.

Third: why not? I have had and still do have a lot of fun programming, and I hope to convey at least a bit of the the enjoyment it has given me. If you're not having fun then what's the point?

So...

I personally hope that you find this website useful and/or entertaining. And, if you don't, you can always heckle me at falger@calpoly.edu

- Fred