Zach Allaun

Zach Allaun is a software engineer who has been associated with the Recurse Center, a self-directed educational retreat for programmers in New York City.23 He joined the Recurse Center (formerly known as Hacker School) as a facilitator, along with Allison Kaptur.3

Background

Zach's journey in computer science is interesting. He initially went to college expecting to study political science but quickly found himself drawn to computer science. After exhausting most of the CS classes his university offered, he decided to leave and pursue programming studies on his own.3

Role at Recurse Center

At the Recurse Center, Zach took on the role of a facilitator. The organization was thrilled to have him join their team, considering themselves "unbelievably lucky" to have found him.3 As a facilitator, Zach likely played a crucial role in guiding and supporting programmers during their time at the retreat.

Current Work

While Zach's time at Recurse Center was significant, it's worth noting that his current professional focus appears to have shifted. According to his GitHub profile, he is now "Making fancy keyboards at @keycult".1

Programming Interests

Zach has shown interest in various programming languages and projects:

• He has contributed to repositories related to Julia, a high-level programming language.4
• He created a project called "Functional Julia," which seems to be based on another project called "lemonad".4

Zach Allaun's journey from a self-directed learner to a facilitator at Recurse Center and now to his work with Keycult demonstrates his passion for programming and his ability to grow and adapt in the tech industry.