Dave Purdum

I'm a recent graduate of Butler University studying mathematics, computer science, and statistics. I'm interested in finding ways to apply all three of these disciplines through research, writing, and application development.

Why Rutrum?

Rutrum was the name of my first World of Warcraft character (that I made in 2008) and has since been my online alias. When I mistakenly named my github rutrum instead of davidpurdum many years ago, I was stuck with it.

• Projects

  Some articles about my personal projects, like a rust library I wrote for case conversion, a python script to download albums online, and a website to test your typing speed.

• 12 Languages in 12 Months

  I spend a year learning a new programming language every month. Languages include Go, Nim, Haskell, Julia, and more.

• Blog

  So far it's been about dieting.