Michael Placzek

Software developer building desktop and backend applications, with interests in secure coding, automation, and Linux tooling.

Park Ridge, Illinois Joined on Aug 29, 2026 heymaikol@proton.me https://heymaikol.github.io

Education

DePaul University

Work

Unemployed

Michael Placzek

Sep 29

I Stopped Trying to Prove My Code Works. I Started Trying to Prove It Wrong.

#programming #opensource #testing #go

5 min read

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Michael Placzek

Sep 25

Combating AI Slop in Network Doctor

#ai #opensource #go #programming

6 min read

Michael Placzek

Sep 19

I spent months building an open-source network diagnostic tool. Now I’m trying to make my first dollar.

#opensource #devtools #networking #go

2 min read

Michael Placzek

Sep 17

Looking for Contributors: Good First Issues in Network Doctor

#opensource #go #beginners #networking

1 min read

Michael Placzek

Sep 13

Ping Works, but HTTPS Doesn't: How to Find What Actually Broke

#linux #networking #devops #opensource

5 min read

Michael Placzek

Aug 29

Debugging a Network Problem From Another Machine

#showdev #opensource #go #networking

4 min read

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I Stopped Trying to Prove My Code Works. I Started Trying to Prove It Wrong.

Want to connect with Michael Placzek?

Combating AI Slop in Network Doctor

I spent months building an open-source network diagnostic tool. Now I’m trying to make my first dollar.

Looking for Contributors: Good First Issues in Network Doctor

Ping Works, but HTTPS Doesn't: How to Find What Actually Broke

Debugging a Network Problem From Another Machine