Zig Day 2026 recap

Intro Yesterday, February 21st, I had the pleasure of attending Zig Day Milan 2026, a fantastic event dedicated to the Zig programming language. It was a full day of learning, coding, and meeting great people in the beautiful city of Seregno(Milan) ⚡ What is Zig? For those who might not know, Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software. It’s often seen as a modern successor to C, but it brings so much more to the table. ...

February 22, 2026 · Andrea Manzini

A Headless Linux Router Build

👻 Void in the Basement I have a basement, and I have a problem: no WiFi signal in said basement. I have also a piece of e-waste that refuses to die: a Samsung N130 netbook from 2009. It has a single-core Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. By modern standards, it can barely open a web browser. But for a Linux terminal, It’s a supercomputer. Instead of buying a generic ~10€ WiFi repeater, I decided to turn this little warrior into a fully programmable, secure, and transparent WiFi router using Void Linux. Here is exactly how I did it. ...

January 24, 2026 · Andrea Manzini

October 2025 conferences recap

Intro October is at an end, and I want to share a quick recap of my participation to some conferences. First of all, a big thanks to the organizers who dedicate their energy to these efforts, and to SUSE for supporting my attendance! Modena, Oct 4, 2025 : GDG DevFest 2025 Ancient, historical location : The venue was in the city center: an actual church and a teathre I managed to be there only on saturday modena.rb guys and linux booth! ...

November 1, 2025 · Andrea Manzini

June 2025 conferences recap

Intro June is almost at an end, and I want to I want to share a quick recap of my participation to some conferences. First of all, a big thanks to the organizers who dedicate their energy to these efforts. Milan, June 20, 2025 : Tech Community Day Community Day is a one-day nonprofit event dedicated to Italian tech communities. Its mission is to create a space for sharing, learning and networking open to everyone who works in and is passionate about tech. ...

June 29, 2025 · Andrea Manzini