My name is Paul Landers, I live in Apex, NC. This site is just a basic personal homepage, with information about myself and my personal projects and hobbies. I am a professional software developer, and also enjoy playing the bagpipes and woodworking. Read more about what I am up to on my Now Page.
Latest Blog Post: Creating a Custom Color Theme
I have formalized my custom color palette to use for this site and syntax highlighting.
I have tried to create syntax highlighting (or terminal color themes) in the past, but always abandoned them. They are quite difficult to create, if you want a result that looks halfway decent. Previously, I approached it in a difficult way; such as trying to force xcode’s default theme into basic ansi terminal colors, or other overconstrained goals. The results always ended up inconsistent and visually unpleasant.
/ 27 May 2026 /
Highlighted Posts:
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Axial Core Typeface: Axial Core is a custom typeface created for handwriting, focused on reducing the number of distinct shapes.
/ 12 Apr 2026 / -
Bag Notation: A status update on my bagpipe music notation language.
/ 28 Feb 2025 / -
Some Knots Worth Tying: I describe some knots that I like, and perhaps why you should as well.
/ 29 Aug 2024 / -
Making Bagpipes: Learning to use machine lathes at MacLellan Bagpipes.
/ 11 Mar 2023 /