Robert Kiraly

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ABOUT ME

Software Architect

I'll start with my Elance review. The original may be viewed online at the following link:
https://www.elance.com/s/oldcoder/job-history/?t=1

“OldCoder was meticulous in his communication. His knowledge of the field was second to none. He was a pleasure to work with and his calm, methodical approach served to provide focus in a time of stress and tight deadlines. I would have no hesitation in recommending OldCoder for any coding project big or small. I have no doubt he is capable of anything in this area. I can't thank him enough and am indebted to him.”

I'm a generalist with an Agile background. I've executed 100s of successful projects in dozens of areas.

From the 1980s on, every project was different. I maintained the software that processed 50% of the U.S. vote at one point. Designed one of Adobe's protocol stacks. Accounting system for a property management firm. I did the camera that the DTIC used to convert microfilm to microfiche.

I've contributed to compilers, assemblers, source code analyzers, source code generators, PC BIOS, anti-virus, GUI layers for CLI tools, custom servers, multimedia tools, device drivers, Linux kernel patches, SQL frameworks, stock portfolio analysis systems, FOSS games, and numerous utilities of different types.

Over the past 20 years, I've moved into Open Source and I use it where practical. I maintain my own Linux distro. My most significant project of recent years, the Northrop Grumman fighter jet system mentioned on my resume, was based on Open Source code of different types.

My conversational style is detailed and precise. If I'm asked a question, I answer it completely if possible. I work well with people who are comfortable with a style of this type; both managers and people that I manage. In fact, I've been considered a mentor for decades.

To listen to the OldCoder song, visit this page:
http://tindeck.com/listen/tsjc

English

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Joined June 2016

EXPERTISE

JavaScript

10 years experience

I've been doing basic JS for perhaps a decade, but I haven't focused in this area and wouldn't call myself an expert. I do often patch le...

I've been doing basic JS for perhaps a decade, but I haven't focused in this area and wouldn't call myself an expert. I do often patch legacy JS code and I sometimes use jQuery. For an example of a small JS project, visit the following link: https://github.com/OldCoder/shorten9tc For a responsive PHP5+JS site that I'm working on, see: http://minetest.org/

HTML/CSS

22 years experience

I've technically been writing HTML since the days of NCSA Mosaic. I did my first formal web pages about 22 years ago. I haven't focused i...

I've technically been writing HTML since the days of NCSA Mosaic. I did my first formal web pages about 22 years ago. I haven't focused in this area and wouldn't call myself an expert. However, I'm able to explain some aspects of both static and dynamic webdev and have started to do responsive sites.

PHP

8 years experience

I've done a few web applications in PHP5+MySQL and have taught webdev using the combination. For an example of a small PHP5 project, visi...

I've done a few web applications in PHP5+MySQL and have taught webdev using the combination. For an example of a small PHP5 project, visit the following link: http://oldcoder.org/general/websystems/prochpform/ For a responsive PHP5+JS site that I'm working on, see: http://minetest.org/

40 years experience

I've been coding in 'C' for 40 years as of 2016, so I suppose that I have a reasonable amount of experience with the language.

SQL

12 years experience

My first major SQL project was with Northrop Grumman on the MILES fighter-jet project. The codebase included both new modules and modifie...

My first major SQL project was with Northrop Grumman on the MILES fighter-jet project. The codebase included both new modules and modified Open Source frameworks. The core was a Perl server, written from scratch, that collected binary data from upstream devices, stored data using SQL, and relayed it to client software as XML over HTTP. Client software included both standard web browsers and a Java GUI. The system generated its own documentation and outputted the documentation in HTML, PDF, and text format. The project included a hardware simulator written in Perl. MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite3 were all supported as database back-ends.

Perl

26 years experience

I've been coding in Perl since the late 1980s. Do a Google search for recursive math parser and I should appear before Wikipedia for a re...

I've been coding in Perl since the late 1980s. Do a Google search for recursive math parser and I should appear before Wikipedia for a related Perl project. If you go to perlcoder.net that is me. Perl has always struck me as the perfect language; powerful, flexible, and the natural successor to 'C'.

MySQL

12 years experience

My first major MySQL project was with Northrop Grumman on the MILES fighter-jet project. The codebase included both new modules and modif...

My first major MySQL project was with Northrop Grumman on the MILES fighter-jet project. The codebase included both new modules and modified Open Source frameworks. The core was a Perl server, written from scratch, that collected binary data from upstream devices, stored data using SQL, and relayed it to client software as XML over HTTP. Client software included both standard web browsers and a Java GUI. The system generated its own documentation and outputted the documentation in HTML, PDF, and text format. The project included a hardware simulator written in Perl. MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite3 were all supported as database back-ends.

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