User:GearsDatapack

Hello! My name is Surya, although I go online by the name Gears (which unfortunately is taken everywhere). I'm a programmer and specialist in programming languages and compilers. Currently, I'm part of the core team developing the Gleam programming language.

Userboxes Wikipedia This user has been a member of Wikipedia since 2 September, 2025. This user is a recent changes patroller. This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know. This user is willing to be slapped with a trout, should he need it. This user scored 1001 on the Wikipediholic test. WikiProjects This user is a participant in the Trains WikiProject. This user is a member of WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom. This user is a participant in WikiProject Women in Red This user is a member of WikiProject Computer science. personal This user is a citizen of the United Kingdom. This user currently lives in Portugal. This straight user supports the human rights of LGBTQ+ people. This user can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 20 seconds. This user is a ferroequinologist. This user enjoys travelling. This user contributes using Linux. This user contributes using Firefox. This user listens to music when editing Wikipedia. This user knows by heart the first 62 digits in the decimal representation of pi. other # This user chats on the Wikimedia Community Discord server as Gears. This user has publicly declared that he has a conflict of interest regarding the Wikipedia article Gleam (programming language).

I'm a big fan of open source projects, and community-driven projects like Wikipedia. I made a Wikipedia account because I thought the idea of a community-editable website was neat. I initially thought I would just be "contributing a few edits here and there", but then suddenly I found that I had made over 500 edits in one month, and was thoroughly addicted.

I have many interests, including maths, computers, travel, and politics. Most of my edits are one of the following:

• Creating or improving train-related articles
• Creating women's biographies
• Improving and expanding UK politics articles
• Improving computer science articles
• Answering edit requests
• Reverting vandalism
• Making small improvements like fixing typos, adding categories, adding maintenance templates, and assessing articles