About Me

My name is Pier-Luc Brault. I am a computer science teacher living in Québec (Canada) with my significant other, my two stepchildren and our three cats. Before becoming a teacher, I was a software developer, mostly working on the backend side of web and mobile applications. I now teach at a CÉGEP, which, in Québec's education system, is a higher education establishment that students can attend after high school, either to learn a profession or prepare for university.

I am, at my core, a geek. I have been playing with computers since a very young age. I started programming as a teenager, and also developed an interest in hardware around the same time, disassembling old machines that were donated to me by friends and family members. My first summer job was at a local computer shop. I went on to study computer science after high school, and here I am, now teaching in that field.

Computers remain at the center stage of my hobbies to this day. I actually have a little too many hobbies, and the overwhelming majority of them can be described as nerdy. Some of these hobbies are covered in the Geeky Things section of this website. Other hobbies of mine include reading, collecting various items (mostly pop culture paraphernalia, retro video games and vintage software media), practicing amateur genealogy, and playing acoustic guitar.

Why This Website?

I created this website to have a space of my own to share content on various subjects that are interesting to me, as well as on my personal projects and other things I do. I also created it to have fun, and you might stumble upon fun useless things while browsing it.