PhD in Particle Physics, "fluent" in C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, written code /interested in Ruby, D, Common Lisp, Lua. Editor: emacs. Shell: zsh. Distro: Arch. OOP developer most of the time but still think that functional is the one true way. Most used keyword in C++: const.
Especially interested in abstracting as much as possible, compile-time evaluation, getting more done with less code, and finding the "right" language, OS, editor, ...
Build systems also fascinate me.