<div dir="ltr"><div style>Since I will be joining the hangout later today and there's no point wasting too much of <span class="" style>everyone's</span> time, I figured <span class="" style>now's</span> a good to time to actually say hello :-)! I used the relevant part from the proposal template (the whole "my project" part is to come after the hangout). I hope that's not too stiff.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>TL;DR: I want to do meaningful work that would benefit many people (even if only a little per person) ... so I came here :-). I'm no code wizard but willing to learn!</div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div>About Me</div><div>========</div><div><br></div><div>* Eduard <span class="" style>Bachmakov</span></div><div>* University: <span class="" style>Villanova</span> University, PA, USA (undergraduate between 3rd/4th year)</div>
<div>* Background </div><div> - International student from Germany, studying Computer Engineering +</div><div> Astronomy/Astrophysics</div><div> - Linux enthusiast!</div><div> - clang <span class="" style>fanboy</span> (-<span class="" style>fsanitize</span>=undefined <span class="" style>FTW</span>)</div>
<div>* <span class="" style>IRC</span>: McEnroe</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>My Coding Skills</div><div>================</div><div><br></div><div>Setup</div><div>-----</div><div>I use <span class="" style>Archlinux</span> (x86_64) on my <span class="" style>ultrabook</span> and two custom machines (4 physical</div>
<div>cores 8/16 GB ram each => ideal for compiling ;-)).</div><div><br></div><div>My work environment is set up for <span class="" style>vexpress</span> and x86-64 and ready to go.</div><div>(Almost trivial to do with the current build system!) </div>
<div><br></div><div>Skills</div><div>------</div><div>I have used C in quite a few courses (C, algorithms, OS, <span class="" style>sofware</span> <span class="" style>dev</span>.,</div><div>networks, <span class="" style>microproc</span>., and compilers plus some low-key scientific <span class="" style>calc</span> for</div>
<div>Astronomy). Outside of that I did e.g. a network probe for a company to be</div><div>deployed on consumer routers (spec: low-footprint, sockets, ...).</div><div><br></div><div>I know my way around Python and a few technical languages (like <span class="" style>Matlab</span>) but I</div>
<div>that in the context of <span class="" style>llvmlinux</span> this is not particularly relevant.</div><div><br></div><div>My experience with compilers is only basic (made one to compile C- (C subset)</div><div>to <span class="" style>JVM</span>) but everyone need to start somewhere, right?</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You and Me</div><div>==========</div><div><br></div><div>This would be my first major (!= bug reporting) contribution to an open source</div><div>project ... one of the reasons I am very exited about this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The kernel and the (C) compiler two of the most important parts of a system.</div><div>Improving either or *both* to run faster/more stable/more predictable is a</div><div>win-win situation. I feel like working on this project will allow me to make</div>
<div>a lot of (positive!) impact -- which is why I am here.</div></div>