Josh Bedwell

Hi, I'm Josh! 🐝

In 2023 I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in computer science & software engineering, and in August 2024 I will be starting my Master's in molecular science and software engineering at UC Berkeley. I have an academic background in chemical engineering, computer science, and software engineering.

My published research (linked on my resume) includes combustion simulation software, as well as multiple human-computer interaction studies. I worked on these HCI studies in the BYU STaPL (Social Technology and Privacy Lab), where I also developed prototypes for neurodiverse-friendly social platforms.

This website, beyond just being something to, essentially hosts post-mortems of projects that I thought were interesting, and maybe you will too.

Recent Posts

Reviving My Reddit Clone

I am thinking of reviving my old Reddit clone called Marceline. This would involve actually writing the React frontend this time, and refreshing the Django backend (while trying to stay focused and not rewrite it in Rust).

Old GitHub Highlights

I've been needing to clean out some old repos on my GitHub account. I have done a clean-out once before, but that was a while ago and now I'm up to 55 repos, so I thought I would do a highlight reel of some of the odd/hyper-specific ones.

Modded Minecraft JVM Optimization

I explored and empirically determined the best modded Minecraft JVM settings through hours of sound testing. The results are simpler than you would think.