Who

Patrick van der Velde. Online mostly written as Petrik.

What

Studied aerodynamics and subsequently completed a PhD in mechanical engineering writing software
sprinkled with some computational fluid dynamics and optimization calculations.

Commercial software developer since 2008. Worked on projects in C#, Delphi and C++. Miles more skilled in C# than the other languages. As a bonus has a pet hate for C++.

Where

Originally in The Netherlands but then at some point
in Auckland, New Zealand

When

Some things since birth, other things since a varying point in time since birth.

Why

In general, and depending on the context, because I can, or because it’s there. Pick one.