About Alexandre Vialle

I am an IT professional, systems and network administrator, and developer with many years of experience. My work is grounded in a rigorous approach to systems, a preference for simplicity, clarity, and control, and a deliberate rejection of unnecessary abstraction.

I primarily work with C, C++, PHP, JavaScript, and shell scripting, with a strong focus on how systems operate at a fundamental level: memory, data structures, algorithms, and execution models. I have a strong appreciation for well-crafted algorithms—those that are not only efficient, but also clear, expressive, and conceptually elegant.

Have a look to my GitHub github.com/ppyne or my LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/avialle

Beyond software, I have a long-standing interest in electronics and telecommunication systems, particularly analog and mixed-signal electronics, radio-frequency concepts, and signal-based thinking. I approach electronics the same way I approach software: as coherent systems governed by physical laws, constraints, and trade-offs.

Decametric radio set

I am also deeply interested in computer graphics, especially where mathematics, algorithms, and perception meet: geometry, transformations, rendering techniques, and the translation of abstract models into visual form. Computer graphics, for me, is a discipline where algorithmic beauty becomes directly visible.

Several books have profoundly shaped my technical and intellectual foundations:

The C Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie) The core foundation: rigor, sobriety, and the elegance of C as a language close to the machine.

Algorithms in C (Robert Sedgewick) A decisive introduction to fundamental data structures and clear algorithmic thinking.

Essential C++ (Stanley B. Lippman) A bridge from C to C++, discovered well before the language reached maturity.

Astronomical Algorithms (Jean Meeus) A model of absolute precision and method: transforming complex astronomical phenomena into reliable calculations.

The Secrets of the Universe (Hubert Reeves) A collection of works exploring the universe from the infinitely small to the infinitely large, read and reread to better understand our place within it.

Engineer’s Mini-Notebooks (Forrest M. Mims III, Radio Shack) Discovered in the USA in 1990 and collected in full. The pure spirit of DIY electronics: simple, concrete, efficient.

Electronic Communications (Patrick Gueulle) My first encounter with electronics and radio in 1988, and a decisive introduction to radio frequency and engineering thinking.

Readings

Alongside these technical domains, I have a deep interest in electronic music, particularly modular synthesizers and electronic instruments conceived as complete systems. I design, analyze, and document instruments, patches, and sound architectures with equal attention to musical intent and technical coherence.

Moog Mavis synth

Analog synths

Have a look to my YouTube channel youtube.com/@alexandrevialle73 or my Spotify Profile spotify.com/user/z9nvz…

I write here to share analyses, experience-based insights, and technical or musical explorations, without oversimplification or promotional discourse. My aim is to understand deeply, to transmit clearly, and to produce content that is precise, durable, and honest.

I also have a strong interest in sociology and psychology, approached through analysis rather than speculation, with a focus on understanding structures, behaviors, and underlying mechanisms.

I also like photography, have a look to my Flickr flickr.com/photos/161326657@N06

I have a particular appreciation for piano music, especially for its structural clarity, expressive range, and close relationship between form, harmony, and interpretation.

And I like to draw.