Hi there, I'm Jegors! 👋

Scala Maintainer | Open Source Mentor | Game Engine Architect

I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for high-performance systems and developer education. Currently, I'm architecting a state-of-the-art Dice Chess Engine and mentoring the next generation of engineers on Exercism.

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🏛️ Open Source & Mentorship

I am an official Maintainer for the Scala and AWK tracks on Exercism.org.

• ��� 100+ Testimonials from mentored students in Java, Scala, Python, and Bash.
• 🛠️ Actively contributing to the Scala ecosystem and teaching robust engineering patterns.

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♟️ The Dice Chess Ecosystem

I'm building a modern suite of tools for Dice Chess:

• Dice Chess Engine: A high-performance Expectimax engine written in Scala 3.
• Dice Chess Analytics: A high-performance analytical backend for storing, normalizing, and analyzing games using Scala 3 and PostgreSQL.
• Dice Chess Analytics UI: A modern SvelteKit frontend for exploring and analyzing Dice Chess games.

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✍️ Recent Writing

I write about Scala, software architecture, and game engineering on jc.id.lv.

• 🪄 Magic Bitboards in Scala 3
• 🐎 Leaper Algorithms and Bitboards in Scala 3
• 🛡️ Zero-cost Domain Modeling with Scala 3 Opaque Types
• 🛠️ Unifying Monorepo Chaos with Mise

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🛠️ Tech Stack & Skills

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📊 GitHub Activity

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⚡ Fun Fact: When I'm not coding, I enjoy strategic challenges like Dice Chess.