Hello! I'm Chester

I build and improve software to solve problems, bring joy, and improve lives — and also simply because I love coding.

A curious, compassionate, and thoughtful autistic person who supports fairness, inclusion, and dignity for all.

About me

Brazilian by birthright, Italian by heritage, Canadian by choice.
Love video games and comics - but avoid their most toxic corners.
Blog occasionally about software, electronics, and more.
My actual name is Carlos Duarte do Nascimento.
Nickname comes from Chester McTech in the Beverly Hills Teens cartoon.

Work and code

Computer programmer for 30+ years - and still loving it!
Worked with companies of all sizes, including GitHub and Shopify.
Creator of miniTruco, a mobile card game quite popular in Brazil.
Retrocomputing enthusiast; wrote an Atari VCS emulator and a game.
More details on LinkedIn; code projects on GitHub and on my blog.