Bio & MediaWilliam Du Plooy
Accurate public information about William Du Plooy: biography, official portraits and official profile links.
- Preferred name
- William Du Plooy
- Full name
- William Joseph Edward du Plooy
- Builds
- Software, self-hosted systems and hardware projects
- Studying
- BSc Information Technology: Software Engineering, Eduvos
- Founder
- The Kids Are Coding
- Recognition
- 2026 Academic Top Achiever — Block 1
Biography
Short & longer bio
Short bio
William Du Plooy is a Software Engineering student at Eduvos in South Africa and the founder of The Kids Are Coding. He builds software, self-hosted systems and hardware projects.
Longer bio
William Du Plooy is a Software Engineering student at Eduvos in South Africa, studying for a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering. He is the founder of The Kids Are Coding, an online coding education programme, where his work spans the product experience, public website, enrolment journey and learner experience.
Alongside his studies, William builds software, self-hosted systems and hardware projects, including a TrueNAS home lab for self-hosted storage and private-cloud services, a DIY SlimeVR tracker prototype and an AI assistant experiment. At Eduvos he was recognised as a 2026 Academic Top Achiever — Block 1.
Away from the screen, his interests include painting, RC helicopters, 3D printing and robotics.
Official portraits
Official portrait
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Background
Study, founder work & recognition
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering
Currently studying at Eduvos, South Africa.
Founder
The Kids Are Coding
An online coding education programme. William’s work spans the product experience, public website, enrolment journey and learner experience.
See the projectRecognition
2026 Academic Top Achiever — Block 1
Eduvos, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering.
View the certificate
Selected projects
What William builds
- Ongoing
The Kids Are Coding
An online coding education product I founded and built around flexible learning, structured enrolment and personal feedback.
- Ongoing
TrueNAS Home Lab
A self-hosted storage and private-cloud environment built to learn how real infrastructure, networking and services fit together.
- Prototype / Ongoing
DIY SlimeVR Tracker Prototype
A hand-soldered VR-tracker prototype built in 2023 and revisited in 2025 for firmware, Wi-Fi and IMU troubleshooting.
- In progress
AI Assistant
An AI assistant experiment currently in progress.
Official links
Official profiles
Profiles that belong to and represent William Du Plooy.
- Websitewilliamduplooy.comThis site
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/
in/ williamduplooyProfessional profile - GitHubgithub.com/
WilliamDuPlooyCode and repositories - Xx.com/
WilliamDuPlooy@WilliamDuPlooy - Instagraminstagram.com/
bad.ass.billy@bad.ass.billy - YouTubeyoutube.com/
@badassbilly6633Vlogs, RC flying and other videos
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