About
Hi, I’m Jacob Carew — a software engineer who spends a lot of time tinkering with Linux, low-level networking, and infrastructure.
I write here to get better at explaining the things I learn. If something I’ve written saves you a debugging session or sparks an idea, that’s the whole point.
What I work with
- Linux — my daily driver and constant rabbit hole
- C and Python — the tools I reach for when I need to go fast or go deep
- Homelab — a personal lab I manage fully as code using Ansible and Terraform
- Networking — routing, netlink, packet capture, the usual