I’m Ice de Vera. I live in Manila, where I make magic happen.

I’ve loved tweaking and hacking for as long as I can remember. When I was 6, I tried burning my own mix of songs into a CD and failed miserably realizing you can only burn a CD once. Despite this, I still inserted it into the car radio player and enjoyed my creation as it continously played Baby One More Time by Britney Spears for the duration of the car ride.

From then on I’ve been obsessed with technology and the wonders it can do. This was taken to a whole new level when I discovered the powers of programming. While teaching myself the ways of code, it felt like I was Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet or Morpheus with the red pill. I could create anything I wanted and make it come to life.

I’ve been working as a software engineer for 4 years now and I still feel the same way as I did burning the CD. I’m in love with the process of creating using just my mind and a bunch of 1’s and 0’s. Although, I enjoy it best when shared with others—exploring the magic that is programming.