Derock Xie is a versatile full-stack and embedded software developer from Louisville, Kentucky, who has been programming since age 11 and brings nine years of hands-on experience across TypeScript, Go, C/C++, and Rust. He runs Linux daily and manages enterprise servers, blending low-level embedded work with cloud-connected web services and system administration. An avid open-source contributor with over 90 public repositories and 1.2 million package downloads, he also publishes tutorials and blog posts aimed at demystifying complex topics for other developers. His GitHub projects include practical bot tooling—like a Discord ticketing and economy system—demonstrating real-world feature design and data persistence patterns. Currently enrolled in engineering studies at Duke University after coursework at George Mason and Stanford programs, he pairs academic rigor with entrepreneurial curiosity. Notably, he channels early self-driven learning into reproducible, education-focused outputs that help others climb the same curve.
9 years of coding experience
4.52/4.0 Weighted GPA, 4.52/4.0 Weighted GPA at Kentucky Country Day School
George Mason University
University of Salamanca Spanish Programs USSP
Electrical Computer Engineering & Computer Science, ENGINEERING, Electrical Computer Engineering & Computer Science, ENGINEERING at Duke University
tutorial series from https://youtube.com/itzderock
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:22 commits, 13 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Derock contributed significantly to the development of a Discord bot, focusing on features related to a ticket system and economy management. They implemented a ticket system with channel creation logic using Discord.js, and added an economy bot with daily reward and balance commands, demonstrating experience with enmap for data persistence. Furthermore, the user integrated slash command functionalities.
Contributions:50 commits, 3 PRs, 28 pushes in 5 months
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