About me

My name is Davide Rizzo (they/he) and you might have encountered my screen name sorcio. I’m a computer engineer by background, and I write software for fun and business and nerdery.

I have a ridiculously broad variety of topics of interest, most of which I only understand on a shallow level. But I also end up in ridiculously deep rabbit holes. So I constantly live on a liminal zone where I feel everyone else is more experienced than me on any given topic, but also that I’m more experienced than most in no specific topic. In other words, I have ADHD and it’s a world of fun (but also not).

Updates on this blog are never regular nor to be expected.

Contact

• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• Email

Non-exhaustive list of things that tickle my brain

• Human languages
• Computer languages
  • Rust, when it can be used
  • Python, when it’s useful
  • Designing languages
  • Compiling languages
• Music (listening to)
• Music (making)
• Cute animals
• Uncute animals
• Hindley-Milner type systems
• AI before it was cool
• Being able to communicate with other humans in a deep and satisfying way
  • And also with cute animals
• Software that is pleasant to read and to write
  • To use, also, sometimes
• Critical theory
• Thinking about things in new ways that make more sense
• Fighting injustice
• Food
• Things that go fast
• Things that go slow

“sorcio”

This name stuck on me since the early days of my online presence, decades ago. “Sorcio” (/ˈsor.t͡ʃo/) is an old Italian word, still in use in many regional dialects, for a mouse or a rat. Originally, it reflected my amusement at this unusual utterance some people used to use for my beloved hamsters. Over time, I guess it’s just a piece of personal history that I like to carry along with myself.

I’ve seen English speakers attempt to associate the word with sorcery, or with source code. Others made the connection with the -io usual of many software projects dealing with I/O. It’s none of these things, but I don’t mind if you try to attach any meaning.