# Gawen Arab

> Software engineer based in Paris, France. Currently building Airbuds.
> Previously at Zenly (acquired by Snap), Whyd, and Lima.
> Open-source maintainer since 2010, best known for WireHub, a
> decentralized peer-to-peer secure overlay network. Comfortable across
> Go, Python, Lua, C/C++, JavaScript and WebAssembly. Interests:
> distributed systems, peer-to-peer networking, browser-based runtimes,
> audio/music products.

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## About

- Name: Gawen Arab
- Location: Paris, France
- Role: Software engineer
- Currently: building [Airbuds](https://airbuds.fm/)
- Previously: [Zenly](https://www.zenly.com/) (acquired by Snap), [Whyd](https://web.archive.org/web/20180317174044/https://whyd.com/), [Lima](https://web.archive.org/web/20170427005017/https://meetlima.com/index.php?lang=en)
- GitHub: [@gawen](https://github.com/gawen) (since 2010-09)
- LinkedIn: [in/gawenarab](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gawenarab/)
- Twitter/X: [@gawenr](https://twitter.com/gawenr)
- Email: gawenr@protonmail.com
- Personal site: https://gawen.me/

## Hosted at gawen.me

- [WebDuke](https://gawen.me/webduke/): Duke Nukem 3D (the EDuke32 source port) compiled to WebAssembly. Runs in any modern browser, no install. Includes a WebRTC-based multiplayer rendezvous (signaling server + STUN/TURN) so two browsers can play each other directly over a peer connection.