Hi, I'm pseudoname.

My name is Ryan Deken, also known online as pseudoname. I'm a person who likes to program, make music, and do basically nothing else. (Eating food is nice, too.) I'm currently studying Information Technology as an undergraduate at Missouri State University. I'm an avid user, developer, and community moderator of Online Sequencer (OS), a browser-based DAW with a long history and a devoted userbase. You can usually find me there, but in case you can't, some of my other social medias are linked above.

Programming

Here, you'll get a brief list of each programming language I know, in order of how familiar I am with it. If it's not here, I have never coded with it. Ever. (Italics means I've seen it and plan to learn it in the future.)

Javascript (vanilla)
HTML/CSS

I learned the above 3 languages all at the same time. It seemed daunting to me, as I had just gotten bored of Python, but I got the hang of them before long. (Obviously so, or you wouldn't be reading this.)

Java

I became familiar with Java as a consequence of taking AP Computer Science A in high school. I used to hate it, but it really grew on me. The syntax is familiar, and if nothing else, it's more efficient than JavaScript. Plus, it's useful for modding Minecraft (not like I would do that, though).

Python 3

Python was the first coding language I ever made a concerted effort to learn; I picked it up back in August of 2021. I learned then that I not only loved programming, but also had a natural affinity for it; I outpaced my school's entry-level programming class in the span of a month and change.

Terraria is coded in C#, so a long time ago I tried to make a mod for it. C# proved difficult, so I abandoned it pretty quickly, but I still have the concept drafts for the mod laying around. Conveniently, I'm going to need to learn C# for college. Maybe I could make the Terraria mod one of my projects... Only time will tell.

PHP

Did you know? 85 percent of OS is coded in PHP. I'm going to learn it eventually to work on the site more effectively, but for now I can fumble my way around blindly like I usually do.

Lua

Lua is a god awful language that I'm only putting down because of a technicality. I have exactly 7 minutes of experience in Lua. I fixed a minor bug for Pyanodon's Factorio mods that caused the game to crash. My two or three lines of code are still in production today. I will never again code in Lua. If you put a gun to my head and told me to code in Lua, I'd say shoot me. Lua has all the utility of a broken elbow, and it's twice as painful.

Music

I have a decent amount of experience as a performance musician, and I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable in digital music production. I'm by no means accredited, but I am experienced.

I have 7 years of experience on trumpet, including 4 seasons of marching band. I started playing in 6th grade and have been under the direction of numerous accredited local directors. Additionally, I took private trumpet lessons for a year and a half.

I took piano lessons under a private tutor for 3 years, and I've given live performances at least 4 times, although never for a judge. I also have 2 years of experience on synthesizer, because I participated in Modulation Z, my school district's unified drumline program. We won A-Class World Championships in 2022 and came in 2nd place in 2021.

My digital music production experience doesn't expand past OS - yet. I've made plenty of music there, but recently I've had my eyes on Reaper.