Andrew Gaul

Welcome to Andrew Gaul's web page. After bumming around Austin for the better part of a decade, I picked up a degree in some thing or another. I now live in San Francisco and work at a startup making the next big thing. I chart my travels and collect photos from my adventures.

fun stuff

• I am passionate about free software and contribute both professionally and recreationally. Notably I work on jclouds, which enables cross-cloud development in Java. You can keep up with my activities on GitHub, Launchpad, and Ohloh.
• San Francisco has many hidden POPOS, or privately-owned public open spaces. Perfect for lunch dates or plotting to take over the world.
• A large portion of Edsger Dijkstra's work has been made available. The majority is computer science and mathematics related, although general comments about academics can be found.
• Program Design in the Unix Environment - the companion paper to Rob Pike's widely cited talk, Unix Style, or cat -v Considered Harmful. The paper criticizes the bloat BSD introduced in many Unix programs, notably cat and ls. Imagine what he thinks of GNU's travesties.

boring stuff

I am a systems programmer interested in early-stage startups and technical leadership opportunities. My background includes work in file systems, compression, cloud technologies, and free software. I encourage potential employers to look at my resume.