Welcome to the Zerofuchs web page!
Hello there! My name is Ziggy Fuchs.
I'm a devops engineer from Cape Town, and this is my little code corner.Manifesto
Introduction
A Brief Intro to the manifesto and suggested practices.
View Manifesto →Magic Launcher Manifesto
An in-depth look at the design principles and goals behind the Magic Launcher project.
View Manifesto →Manifesto Addendums
Case studies, retrospectives on code created, and general additional manifesto context and demonstrations. Part 1.
View Manifesto →Manifesto Addendums
Case studies, retrospectives on code created, and general additional manifesto context and demonstrations. Part 2.
View Manifesto →AI Appendix
A look at how AI has influenced the Magic Launcher project and the coding process.
View Appendix →Quickpage
The Silicon Spring Begins
Doth Doth Blessed Wall →Gaps
Why Gaps Are So Important and people don't ask about them.
View Gaps →Punk
Pre-Cyber, Post-Grunge.
Punk →Zen Games
A spiritual journey through Minesweeper and Tetris.
View Zen Games →About Me & My Work
I'm a fulltime devops engineer with a side passion for sysadmin. I build tools to make the life of myself or developers easier. My work is heavily influenced by the aesthetics of the 80s and 90s, particularly the retro computing era.
I have slowly but surely come to detest complexity and bloat in software today, as well as the monetisation creep and IP skulduggery of modern large corporations. I'm a full on FOSS enthusiast, all my code is free to use and modify. I believe AI and current Language Models are powerful tools and potentially an entire new frontier of human-computer interaction - but the risks must be carefully managed.
In my spare time I play retro and modern video games, I am a fan of DOOM but also greatly enjoy Star Citizen despite it's rep. I've been an avid reader although most of what I read these days is code, documents or the random things you find on the internet.
I frequently code or host software stacks for friends and family, and I love to tinker with new technologies. I also enjoy writing, and have been known to dabble in poetry and short stories. And as a distant aside, I've poked around with digital art and some forgettable music projects.
My Projects
Magic Launcher
A lightweight, retro-styled application launcher designed for low-spec systems. Inspired by DOS-era menu systems, it provides a simple, keyboard-friendly interface for organizing and launching applications, scripts, and URLs.
View Page →PyTTAI
A Python based terminal aimed at making the use of Language Models feel natural, without forcing it into workflows unnecessarily.
View on GitHub →Dockermex
A Docker based server orchestration platform for DOOM (Odamex) multiplayer gaming.
View on GitHub →Magic Launcher Extras
ML-Sweeper
A Minesweeper clone in a few kilobytes.
UniText
A simple unicode text viewer and lightweight scratch editor.
ML-Plot
Bare Bones timeseries for log visualisation in a pinch
ML-Matrix
Screensaver and lock screen. Everyone loves character cascades.
Donations and Code Contributions
If you wish to contribute to my work, please feel free to fork my repositories, submit pull requests, or simply use the code in your own projects. I welcome contributions and feedback from the community. Please create and experiment as you will and solve new problems with it.
If you wish to donate to the project, please instead give $5 to your favourite charity. If you feel like it, donate on behalf of Zerofuchs Software.
Projects by Zerofuchs Software will always be free to download, use and modify.