Hey! I’m Isaac Overacker. I’m the co-founder and CTO of Alchemy RPG, a team working to reimagine the way we experience tabletop roleplaying games online.
Previously, I worked at CBT Nuggets leading their mobile dev team to craft innovative and reliable offline-first apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, and Windows. During my 17 years in the industry, I’ve also dabbled in startups, contract work, and enterprise.
I think I’m happiest when I get to build something from nothing and witness firsthand the magic of creation. Programming is magic. 🪄
👨💻 What I’m doing now
- Building: Alchemy
- Playing: video games and collecting RetroAchievements
- Reading:
- Watching:
- Listening: ATP, Analog(ue), Remaster, NPC, Into the Aether, Apple Music
Last updated Sep 22, 2024.
🛠 Tools
Here are some of the tools that I use every day.
📚 Tech Stack
- AWS
Serverless Framework(AWS Lambda)retired- Fargate
- ECS + Docker
- S3
- CloudFront
- CDK
- Retired:
📀 Software
- Editor: VS Code, Nord theme (dark)
- Terminal: Warp zsh
- Comms: Discord
- Notes: Notion
- Project Management: ClickUp
- Browser: ✨ Arc browser ✨
- OS: macOS (mostly work), Arch Linux - Hyprland (mostly gaming), Windows 11 (only gaming)
🖥 Hardware
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023) M2 Max 64 GB
- Gaming PC - April 2021 - Arch Linux / Win 11 Dual-Boot
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5800X + Noctua NH-D 15S + white covers
- GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB X TRIO
- Motherboard: NZXT N7 B550 ATX AM4 (white)
- Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB DDR4-3200 (black)
- Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME + Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME
- PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W + white sleeved cable extensions
- Case: NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower (white)
- Monitor: LG 38WN95C-W 38” Ultrawide
- Keyboard: Keychron K8 Pro
- Mouse: Razer Basilisk v3 Pro
- Microphone
- Earthworks ETHOS → RØDE AI-1
FiFine K669B(a gift from speaking at MongoDB World 2020)retired
- Headphones: Beyerdymanic T90 + Schiit Valhalla 2 + Schiit Bifrost, AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) for on-the-go listening
- Gaming Headset: Razer Blackshark v2 Pro (black)
- Consoles: PS5, Nintendo Switch
🎤 Speaking
- Alchemy Devlog video series - started December 2022
- Ship of the Dead Podcast - Alchemy RPG
explicit language- Aug 17, 2022
- Offline-First in an Online World - MongoDB World 2020
Made with 💕 in Oregon with nextjs-notion-starter-kit + Notion + Vercel.
This website is open source.