The Story Behind Scarlco
"Scarl" came before Scarlco.
In production environments, names get shortened quickly. There may be multiple Steves on headset, multiple people with similar names on a schedule, and not much patience for ambiguity when a cue is coming up.
My name often appeared as S. Carl. Over time, that became Scarl.
Later, when I wanted a name for personal projects and technical experiments, Scarlco felt like a natural extension. It had a little bit of identity, a little bit of workshop energy, and enough flexibility to hold whatever I happened to be building.
That is what Scarlco Labs is now: a place for tools, experiments, prototypes, and technical rabbit holes.
It is not a giant software company. It is not a brand invented in a meeting. It is the name on the toolbox.