Hello and welcome to my website!
My name is Surya, known online as Gears. I'm an amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datapacks.
I am currently part of the core team developing the Gleam programming language.
I also have a YouTube channel, where I you can watch my old videos on Minecraft datapacks, as well as videos covering changes to Gleam.
If you like what I do and want to support my work, you can sponsor me on GitHub.
My Stuff
Links
Videos on Minecraft Datapacks and Gleam
All my projects
Random social media posting
Occasional programming livestreams
Minecraft datapacks
Discord Server
Gleam libraries
Posts
25 November, 2025 - By default, Gleam tests come with a timeout of 5 seconds. It's not as easy as you might think to remove it.
Talks
Six to Sixteen: A Child's Programming Journey (Recording coming soon)
14 November, 2025 - FFConf 2025 - Duke of York's Cinema, Brighton
Optimising the hell out of Gleam (Upcoming)
21 February, 2026 - Gleam Gathering - Origin Workspace, Bristol
Panel: Chat with Gleam core team (Upcoming)
21 February, 2026 - Gleam Gathering - Origin Workspace, Bristol