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Behind every piece of code, there's a human story
I’ve developed a lot of open-source apps for Windows.
Some came quickly, and many were discontinued just as fast.
Most of my projects focused on fine-tuning, customization, and tweaking Windows.
Many people on GitHub have asked why I’ve created so many apps, one after another.
I’ve received a lot of messages about it, but I haven’t been able to respond — until now.
My latest project is CrapFixer, and it’s meant to be the last one in this area, replacing everything that came before.
I’ve slowly grown up — and so has this project.
My answer to many of your questions is actually quite personal.
As strange as it might sound: we’re all human. We all struggle, try to keep functioning, distract ourselves, and, eventually, heal.
It took me a long time to heal after losing my mother a few years ago.
For days on end, I just worked — really worked — and coded through countless nights.
Every single minute, I needed a distraction.
I only went to bed when my eyes simply couldn’t stay open any longer.
Distraction was the only thing that mattered, no matter the cost.
Sometimes, I’d drive deep into the woods, where no one could find me, hear me, or see me.
I left everything behind — my worries, my grief, my life — until there was nothing left but me and the machine.
I completely threw myself into programming as a way to escape and keep going.
Many of my projects will never be visible here on GitHub; others you might know.
There were times when I felt really low and had strange thoughts.
Then I would look for a new distraction to keep from giving up.
It went on like that for weeks, months, years — and now I’m here.
Looking back, it’s kind of crazy: this project, CrapFixer — even though it didn’t really have a name back then — is old.
Older than this story.
It reminds me of a time when everything still felt right, when I was genuinely happy.
Maybe it will outlive all of us. 🙂🚗
I only truly understood life late in my 30s, but I never gave up.
Coding may have even saved my life.
I’m still here.
And I have to admit: I’m also thankful — to Microsoft and the whole Windows platform — for being part of that journey.
Don’t take life too seriously.
Let people live.
Everyone’s character is different; everyone just wants to live.
A simple “hello” to someone you don’t know can work wonders.
You never know what’s going on inside that person’s soul — or what they’re going through.
Maybe that’s worth remembering:
Behind every piece of code, every project, every bit of tech, there’s often a deeply human story.
“No matter how sophisticated computers get, there’s one thing that sets humans apart: They can do everything, but they can’t feel joy.
I can program a computer to play Beethoven, but I can’t program it to enjoy it.”
— Georges Dennis O’Brien