I’m Carmen Bourlon, a seasoned software engineer based in Oklahoma City. But across the internet, I go by Carmalou.

This blog is where I share deep technical insights and working code from my hands‑on experiments—whether I’m parsing image data, optimizing Node performance, or exploring emerging browser APIs. I believe in teaching through doing: every post is a reflection of real problems I’ve faced, debugged, and solved.

Over the years, I’ve spoken at conferences, organized local tech groups, and contributed to open-source and professional communities. If you’re curious about offline‑ready apps, bold JavaScript hacks, or just want to geek out about metadata and byte structures—drop me a line. I’d love to connect.