Alex Mathy
Software Engineer
Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarAlex Mathy is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in full-stack development and open-source collaboration. Based in Böblingen, he contributes to high-profile projects like Pokémon Showdown, enhancing both front-end UX and back-end battle logic through TypeScript, CSS, and refactoring for stability. His work shows a knack for fixing subtle game-engine edge cases and improving visual accessibility (dark mode tweaks and revived Pokémon displays), reflecting attention to both user-facing polish and core mechanics. An aspiring fullstack developer on GitHub, he combines pragmatic bug-fixing with thoughtful API- and type-driven improvements, making complex interactive systems more reliable and maintainable.
11 years of coding experience
English, Spanish, French, Dutch
Github Skills (17)
debug10
javascript10
game-engine10
game-dev10
css10
typescript10
user-interface10
showdown10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
game-development10
mechanics9
jscript8
script8
algorithm7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
smogon/pokemon-showdown
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Pokémon battle simulator.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:62 reviews, 79 commits, 162 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to bug fixes and refactoring efforts within the Pokémon Showdown battle simulator. Their work included resolving restrictions in battles, fixing issues with custom whitelists and forms, and addressing problems related to choice lock after Dynamax. They also refactored code to use generic typing and corrected various edge cases related to game mechanics and interactions. The contributions show a focus on improving the stability and functionality of the game engine.
mongamebattlesimulationsimulator
smogon/pokemon-showdown-client
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
The client for Pokémon Showdown
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 6 commits, 18 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the Pokémon Showdown client by implementing features and fixing bugs related to the user interface and battle mechanics. They updated the credits page, modified CSS for dark mode PM visibility, and addressed issues with displaying revived Pokémon and Terastallization details. Their work involved changes to both TypeScript (src/battle.ts) and CSS (style/client.css and style/client2.css) files, demonstrating a focus on improving the visual and functional aspects of the client.
monshowdown
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