Hi, I'm Dr Steve Huckle 👋

I'm a developer, academic, and lifelong learner with a career in computing that stretches back to the early 1990s. Over the decades, I've worked as a UNIX Systems Administrator, an Audio Programmer in the games industry, a freelance web developer, and eventually a researcher and lecturer. My academic journey has been anything but linear — along the way, I picked up a BSc in Computer Science, an MSc in Music Technology, an MSc in Advanced Environment and Energy Studies, and ultimately a PhD in Informatics from the University of Sussex, where my research focused on blockchains and the social impact of technology. I'm currently a Visiting Tutor at the University of Roehampton in London, where I teach and continue to explore the intersection of technology and education.

I write code, stories, poetry, and songs — and I think that breadth matters. The best technology is built by people who understand the humans it's meant to serve.

What I'm Building

My current focus is Feedbacker — an open-source, AI-assisted feedback tool built specifically for educators.

It started as a personal solution to a very real problem: marking is one of the most time-consuming parts of academic life, and much of the repetitive work distracts from the parts of teaching that actually matter—the conversations, the pedagogy, the human connection with students. I built Feedbacker to streamline my own marking processes, and it worked. It genuinely helps me give smarter, faster, and better feedback.

Now I want to open it up.

Feedbacker is designed to blend academic expertise with automation, keeping feedback human-focused rather than machine-generated. It automates the slow, repetitive parts of marking while helping educators produce personalised, actionable feedback in less time — without sacrificing quality. The goal is to free up time for teaching, discussion, and real student engagement, while making it clearer to students where they stand and what they need to do next.

It's built with Next.js and TypeScript and released under a Creative Commons licence so the community can shape it.

Why I'm on GitHub Sponsors

I maintain Feedbacker in my own time, out of a genuine belief that academics deserve better tools — tools built by people who actually do the work, not just those who sell to institutions. Your support helps me keep developing the project, improving its features, and making it accessible to educators beyond my own institution.

If you're an academic tired of spending your evenings on marking, or a developer who cares about responsible, practical uses of AI in education, I'd love your support — whether that's sponsorship, a star on the repo, or a contribution.

Thanks for being here.