Anton Vasiliev
Principal Architect at Zephir Language
Porto, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolAnton Vasiliev is a Principal Architect and long-time core contributor to the Phalcon PHP ecosystem with 13 years of professional experience building and hardening high-performance web applications and developer tooling. Based in Porto, he pairs leadership roles at Clever Advertising with ownership of the Zephir language project and hands-on contributions to Phalcon core, improving framework internals, test coverage, and developer experience. He moves fluidly between backend C-extension work, PHP refactors, and front-end UI upgrades—evidenced by refactoring Phalcon sample apps, modernizing Bootstrap, and enhancing IDE stub generation. Known for pragmatic, maintenance-first improvements, Anton blends QA/test automation discipline with architectural vision to keep projects robust as they evolve. A practical problem-solver, he balances shipping production systems with stewardship of open-source infrastructure used by other developers.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster at Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Russian, Portuguese, English
Github Skills (20)
phalcon10
unit-testing10
bootstrap10
testing10
database-testing10
phpunit10
php10
bootstra10
zephir10
test-automation10
security9
acl9
css9
php-framework9
code-generation9
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
phalcon/vokuro
Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
Sample application for Phalcon Framework (Acl, Auth, Security)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 172 commits, 44 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Anton primarily focused on improving the application's functionality and structure, particularly concerning the Phalcon framework. Their commits include adding session cache directories, integrating Phalcon v4-beta compatibility, adjusting Volt compilation options, and implementing session service start methods. Further contributions involve fixing namespaces, integrating copyright headers, and adapting code to Phalcon v4, demonstrating an understanding of the framework's evolution and best practices.
securityphpphalconphalcon-frameworksample-application
phalcon/phalcon-devtools
Mar 2019 - Oct 2021
Phalcon Developer Tools
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:24 releases, 21 reviews, 489 commits in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Anton primarily focused on enhancing the Phalcon developer tools, fixing bugs, and improving the project's codebase. They made modifications to the code generation scripts, specifically related to how stubs are generated for IDEs. Additionally, the user contributed to enhancing the web tools' functionality by adding links to the Phalcon community resources and updating menu options. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving developer experience and maintenance.
stubsphpphalcondeveloper-toolsphalcon-framework
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