Hi! My name is Dmitrii Aleksandrov, I usually use @expurple handle.

Trivia

• I always know my age, because I was born in early 2000 💡
• I was born in Pskov, Russia but moved to Tbilisi, Georgia in 2022 ✈️
• My native language is Russian. But I rarely use it online, unless I specifically need local info 🌐
• My name is very common in Russia. If you google it , you’ll see a bunch of unrelated people in the results 👥
• I dropped out of two universities 🤪

Programming

I enjoy computer programming, especially free software and the Rust ecosystem.

• I currently work as a backend developer. My resume is available on LinkedIn .
• I co-maintain SeaORM and SeaQuery , and occasionally contribute to the other projects that I use.
• I have accounts on Github , Reddit , Hacker News , Stack Overflow , Codewars .
• If you speak Russian, you’re probably also on Habr .

Music

I’m deep into music and play multiple instruments.

• Since 2024, I play drums in Мало-Помалу .
• In 2019-2021, I played guitar in Постоянные .

I also have a low-production YouTube channel where I upload from time to time.

Blogging

Here I post my thoughts on these topics and more.