impl Developer for Vadim {
    const ALIASES: &[&str] = &["VAI_PROG", "VAI_Programmer", "VAI", "VOLT"]; // + a long tail

    fn role(&self)      -> &str { "backend & systems engineer · builder of fast, slightly unhinged things" }
    fn known_for(&self) -> Vec<&str> { vec!["The Wall Dev", "AmneziaWG Architect", "Aethelgard TQ-1.58"] }
    fn current(&self)   -> &str { "turning a billion on-the-fly ideas into running services" }
}

I write code that is practical and a little playful. Backend services, bots that genuinely help people, and performance-sensitive systems are my day-to-day. These days Rust is my primary — I pair its zero-cost control with high-level velocity (Python / TypeScript) and drop into C++ / Cython when the profiler demands it, gluing everything together through clean APIs and lightweight ML. When the clock frees up I write short books, novellas and fanfics — tiny stories squeezed into the gaps between commits.

I've seen and done a surprising amount for how little life I've spent so far — from the banal to the completely insane. I run servers under just about any OS, and the ideas arrive faster than any single timeframe can hold them.

_{🎀 Bonus side-quest: the Hatsune Miku VS Code theme — because the editor should match the playlist.}

I'm running a major ML effort — Aethelgard TQ-1.58 HVRL: an architecture for a low-bit agentic reasoning model with verifiable training, hierarchical reinforcement learning, and domain specialization for software engineering. Weights live in ternary space {-1, 0, +1} (≈1.58 bits) — the texture flickering across the cards above is that idea made visible.

I don't just use models — I've shipped with the ecosystems behind them: fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and efficient inference pipelines wired into real services.

Favourite companions right now — Qwen 3.7 Max · MiMo V2.5 Pro · Claude Fable 5.

⚠️ Note the word companions: I keep these as light copilots / sparring partners, not as an active vibe-coding autopilot. The thinking stays mine; they just keep good company.

🎧 On heavy loop: Hatsune Miku · Deco*27 · Chiru-San · DraGonis · Kanro · Exyl · NoAki

Primary address: vadim@vai-rice.space — I read mail constantly. To land in the right lane, use the matching alias (+tag sub-addressing works too):