Jake Maguy

Hi my name is Jake Maguy

I am a software engineer working at Viasat. Welcome to my personal website. I will discuss programming projects that I’m looking into, as well as documenting lifestyle blogs. Along with programming topics, you can expect to see content related to motorcycling, fishing, hiking, and music.

Latest Posts:

Trying Carbon, Yet Another Programming Language

Trying Carbon, Yet Another Programming Language
I already know what you’re thinking: Oh great. Another damn programming language. When will this madness end? Just when you thought you were caught up on technology trends, google says fuck it, and drops a new programming language. Like Javascript web frameworks, your skills are now obsolete and you will need to learn this new language if you ever hope on getting hired. The language is called Carbon and It’s designed to be a successor to C++.
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Deploying Hugo Site With Docker

Deploying Hugo Site With Docker
I recently decided to start playing around with hugo. I’ve been looking for a light weight web framework to build a simple website in. For the style of website i’m going for, React or VueJS seemed overkill to get the job done. I was inspired to try hugo after watching this Luke Smith Youtube Video: My computer has been infested with a bunch of different frameworks I have tried out. I have React, React Native, Laravel, Svelte.
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