Hi! My name is Ivan. I build software, and I feel lucky to do it. I’m retired now, but always looking for some fun projects.
In 1994, I named this site voidstar.org because the name represents the concept of “a pointer to anything” in C/C++. Funnily enough, I rarely used void*
in my code. I was heavily invested in the OOP concepts that C++ offered and only used void*
as a last resort.
Also, this is a “.org” domain because—back in the ’90s—my registrar wouldn’t allow individuals to register a “.com” domain. Not long after, the rules were relaxed, and anyone could register a “.com”.
Here’s a little more about me:
- I recently retired after 30 years writing software and managing teams ➡️[Resume]
- I was named after prominent computer scientist Ivan Sutherland. He’s an accomplished and interesting guy!
- Worked at Apple, Google, Meta, various startups and medium-size companies
- Located in Mountain View, CA
- Apple fan. Current fixation: living on iPad only ➡️[Now Page]
- Married to my wonderful wife. We have two kids, one in college one nearly there
- I’m a fan of hard sci-fi and generally sci-fi that leans toward optimistic futures
Where to find me
Here! I post a tiny bit – See [Posts], but I’m solidly a lurker/consumer of content. See also:
- ✅ LinkedIn - but maybe just go here instead ➡️[Resume]
- ✅ @isfuller@mastodon.social
Where you won’t find me
- ❌ I’m not on X
- ❌ I’m not on Facebook or Instagram
- ❌ I’m not on Threads
- ❌ I’m not on Bluesky
- …and many more
If you see an account that looks like me on those site, it’s not me!