I've created tools that nobody had asked me to make
I’ll share two anecdotes about times when I listened to my clients’ requests and read between the lines. I came up with solutions that the client didn’t even realise they needed.
Story
When a Rust dependency crashes on OpenBSD: debugging a memory error
Sanca, my vulnerability scanner written in Rust, was crashing due to a memory error. I identified the cause and fixed the problem.
How I replaced 5 hours of copy-and-paste with 2 minutes of automation
I used to waste 5 hours a week sending emails manually from Outlook. I’ve automated the process, and it now takes just 2 minutes.
How I developed Sanca, my vulnerability scanner
Frustrated by the quality of the results provided by an EASM, I developed Sanca, an open-source vulnerability scanner that provides evidence for everything it claims.
When a minor bug prompted me to contribute to Xenocara
I’ve fixed a minor bug in xidle. This bug was getting in my way; I could have used an alternative, but I preferred to fix it.
doas patch rejected: OpenBSD's philosophy of simplicity
I proposed a change to doas. Although it was rejected by Theo, this experience illustrates the project’s philosophy of simplicity and how to contribute to OpenBSD.