About Me
Hi, I’m Xander van Pelt. I’ve explored optimization research, signal processing, graphics programming and SaaS, driven by curiosity about how math, code, and art converge. Along the way, I’ve written a few essays which all live here. Enjoy!
Recent Writings
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ClassroomFeed Is Up: Time For a Breakdown!
ClassroomFeed Is Up!
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Why Logic Belongs in Prompts, Not Code: What I Learned Creating A Broken Agentic System
How rebuilding a broken LLM-powered automation system led to a paradigm shift—from brittle procedural logic to robust agentic design.
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Jansen’s Linkage Optimization
If you want to read this paper, I highly suggest viewing the nicely formatted PDF version available here: Zenodo Publication
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From Digital Bops to Twigs Snapping in Swedish Woods
How natural sound design can make our digital world feel warmer.
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Adding Theme Customization to My Tutor Board React App
Adding Theme Customization to My Tutor Board React App
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Neutron v2: October Feature Snapshot
Visit the website here: Neutron v2
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Hot Hands in the NBA: Is the Streak Real?
Hot Hands in the NBA: Is the Streak Real?
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Neutron v2 Devblog: New Features, New Visuals
Neutron v2 Devblog: New Features, New Visuals
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Ship Fast Directory: Tools to 10x Your Product Launch Speed
Ship Fast Directory: Tools to 10x Your Product Launch Speed
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Effortless MySQL with AI: Introducing lazy-mysql-wizard
Introducing lazy-mysql-wizard
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HHIS Tutor Board Design Revision and Addendum
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Technical Report: Implementation of Sand and Water Simulation in java-sand-sim
Implementation of Sand and Water Simulation in XenenDev/java-sand-sim
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Fractal PCA Image Compression: An Exploration
An exploration into JPEG image compression and developing my own ideas.
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A Looong Devblog: The Tutor Board Design Process
A Looong Devblog: The Tutor Board Design Process”
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HHIS Tutor Board Design Outline