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I am a software engineer and business owner based in Northern California, with over two decades of experience in computer graphics and game development. I have been programming since my early teens and began working professionally in the field at 19. Over the years, I have worked across the full spectrum of the industry<\/a>, from startups and mid-size studios to large technology companies, with a focus on graphics, rendering tools, and real-time systems. Today, I run an independent technology business <\/a>centered on building and licensing high-performance graphics software. I grew up and studied in Spain and later relocated to North America after graduating. I live in Davis, California, with my wife and three children.<\/p>\n You can follow me on mastodon<\/a>, bluesky<\/a>, strava<\/a>, or contact me at castano at gmail dot com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am a software engineer and business owner based in Northern California, with over two decades of experience in computer graphics and game development. I have been programming since my early teens and began working professionally in the field at 19. Over the years, I have worked across the full spectrum of the industry, from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Beyond my professional work, I maintain an active lifestyle as a counterweight to the demands of a desk-based career. I have been swimming regularly for more than a decade and spend as much time as possible outdoors. I’m in love with the mountains and enjoy sharing adventures with my family.<\/p>\n