Hi, I’m Fred McDavid. I’m a backend software engineer. I like systems that are boring in the right ways: stable, well-tested, easy to think about at 2am when Zenduty’s on fire.
Outside of work, I brew beer (a few ribbons to show for it), build fences, rehab old farm structures back into usable shape, and keep the trails on our farm clear enough for our boarders to ride on. I also try to make time to catch some live music when I can.
I’m a software engineer by profession, but a fair amount of my life happens outside of a terminal. My wife and I run a small horse-boarding business on our farm, Hoppin’ Fox Equestrian, and we operate a handful of rental properties through our Landmetrics business.
This site is home base, mostly links to elsewhere.