Ethan Hawksley

Hi, I'm Ethan Hawksley, a CS student at Alcester Grammar School. I build webapps, use Linux, and write Rust when performance matters.

Projects

Nintendrust

A browser-based NES emulator built with Rust and WebAssembly. Implements the full 6502 instruction set and a scanline-accurate PPU with sprite evaluation and NROM mapper support.

MineDuo

A real-time cooperative Minesweeper port. Built with vanilla JavaScript and PeerJS to enable low-latency, peer-to-peer (P2P) multiplayer without a backend server.

yt-play

A high-performance CLI utility written in Rust that synchronises YouTube playlists to local directories. Implements a custom wrapper around yt-dlp for managing offline file storage efficiently.

CYMS Interpreter

A browser-based interpreter for a custom, assembly-like syntax (CYMS). Features support for canvas manipulation and audio synthesis, while simulating low-level control flow.

Latest Posts

Writing about systems programming, web development, and all I learn along the way.

• 11th February 2026 · hack-club, hackathon

  The Shipwrecked Hackathon by Hack Club

  Shipwrecked was really fun, actually.

• 4th February 2026 · astro, web

  Building An Astro Blog

  My developer experience trying out the Astro framework and ditching my old site.