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Brandon Himpfen

brandonhimpfen

I’ve been building and contributing to open source ❤️ since 2001 — creating tools, systems, and resources for developers, digital creators, and travelers.

My work focuses on practical, reusable projects that help people learn, build, and explore independently — from software and datasets to guides and open knowledge resources.

Maintaining and growing these projects takes time, care, and long-term commitment.

If something I’ve built has helped you — whether through code, content, or ideas — consider becoming a sponsor.

Your support helps me:

  • 🛠️ Maintain and improve open source projects with clear documentation and long-term reliability
  • 🌍 Build new tools, datasets, and educational resources for the open web
  • 💬 Spend more time supporting the community through feedback, issues, and contributions

Sponsorship directly supports my goal of becoming a full-time open sourcer and open knowledge creator.

Thank you for supporting open knowledge and the open web. 🙏

Featured work

  1. brandonhimpfen/awesome-lists

    A collection of awesome lists that are about a variety of different topics.

  2. brandonhimpfen/awesome-prompt-engineering

    A curated list of resources, tools, papers, and platforms for prompt engineering in large language models (LLMs) and generative AI.

    Python 239
  3. brandonhimpfen/awesome-ai-research-papers

    A curated list of seminal and influential research papers in artificial intelligence, covering key topics in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and AI et…

    Python 56
  4. brandonhimpfen/html-template

    A professional HTML template designed to help build fast, robust, and adaptable websites.

    HTML 9
  5. brandonhimpfen/awesome-learn

    Awesome Learn is an open-source project that provides structured, curated learning paths across technology, digital skills, science, professional development, and more.

  6. brandonhimpfen/awesome-travel

    A collection of awesome travel-related lists.

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