About William Du PlooyMore than just code.
Founder of The Kids Are Coding. Curious about how things work — usually enough to try building them myself.
Studying
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering
Founder
The Kids Are Coding
Elsewhere
My story
I like understanding how things work — then building my own.
I’ve always learned by pulling ideas apart and trying to make something of my own. That started with creative projects and hardware and now carries into software, self-hosted infrastructure and products I can put in front of real people.
Today that means studying Software Engineering at Eduvos, running The Kids Are Coding and building the projects on this site: a TrueNAS home lab, a DIY SlimeVR tracker prototype and an AI assistant experiment.
My full name is William Joseph Edward du Plooy.
What I build
Software, systems & hardware
Software & product
Products people can use
Designing and building the product experience, website and enrolment journey for The Kids Are Coding, alongside an AI assistant experiment.
- The Kids Are CodingOngoing
- AI AssistantIn progress
Systems
Infrastructure I run myself
A self-hosted storage and private-cloud environment for learning how storage, networking and services fit together.
- TrueNAS Home LabOngoing
Hardware
Prototypes you can hold
A DIY full-body tracking prototype: microcontrollers, IMU sensors, soldering and printed enclosures.
- DIY SlimeVR Tracker PrototypePrototype / Ongoing
A bit more about me
Interests & curiosity
Things I explore, build and make — on and off the screen.
Software Engineering
Studying it formally and practising it through products I can put in front of real people.
- Eduvos
- Web
- Product
Self-hosting & home lab
Running my own storage and private-cloud services to learn how infrastructure fits together.
- TrueNAS
- Nextcloud
- Immich
AI & ideas
An AI assistant experiment, currently on the workbench.
- In progress
Hardware & electronics
Microcontrollers, motion sensors and soldering, learned by building a tracker prototype.
- IMUs
- Soldering
3D printing
Printed enclosures that turn loose electronics into a physical object.
- Enclosures
Design
Shaping product experience, brand and interfaces for The Kids Are Coding.
- Product
- Brand
RC & robotics
RC helicopters, and an interest in robotics.
- RC helicopters
- Robotics
Art & painting
Painting, away from the keyboard and the workbench.
- Painting
Along the way
Recognition & Experience
2026 Academic Top Achiever — Block 1
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering
Eduvos
Experience
- FounderThe Kids Are Coding
- IT SupportPC Man
- Freelance Web DevelopmentWebMan
