Alec Chan

What is your name, and where are you from?

My name is Alec Chan. I’m from the Seattle area but am currently at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying computer science.



Is development a part of your job or just something you are passionate about?

Development has been a part of my job before. I’ve interned at various places like Microsoft and another Seattle-based company called Intellectual Ventures. I also do a lot of development as a hobby, from making games to building web apps.

How long have you been coding?

I’ve been coding since I was probably about 12 years old. My first language was Visual Basic.

What initially attracted you to the Po.et project?

Po.et was really interesting to me because I’m very interested in digital copyright issues and stuff like that, so when I heard about Po.et, I was intrigued because it seems like a really good solution to resolving digital copyright issues and handling licensing, etc.

When you are not programming, what are some things that you enjoy doing?

Between programming and college, I don’t have a ton of free time. But in the little bit I have, I like to go for a bike ride or play tennis.

What’s your favorite food?

I really like Sichuanese food.

If you own your own business, would you tell us a little bit about it?

I’m working on creating a startup company called SYNC. Our app, sync.theater, is an online movie theater where you and your friends can watch movies/TV/videos together in real time over the internet.

You can check it out at http://sync.theater/ or check out some of my other projects on my website at http://alecchan.io/.