Benjamin Pasero
Principal Software Engineer at RSSOwl Development
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Benjamin Pasero is a Principal Software Engineer with 14+ years at Microsoft Zurich, best known for early work on the project that became Visual Studio Code (originally Monaco) and ongoing contributions to its core, extensions, and generator tooling. He blends front-end UX improvements with back-end systems expertise—ranging from notebook UI refinements to remote OpenVSCode server file-system and watcher implementations. Prior to Microsoft he led the open-source RSSOwl project and contributed to IBM Rational’s Jazz and RTC products, demonstrating a long track record of shipping developer tools and collaboration platforms. Comfortable across full-stack development, Benjamin frequently authors extension samples, language integration features, and tooling that make complex editor capabilities accessible to other developers. An understated strength is his knack for improving developer experience—refactoring generators, fixing typings, and adding pragmatic tests to keep large, evolving codebases healthy.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Software Development, Diplom Software Development at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
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Github Skills (37)
visual-studio-code10
filesystem10
javascript10
type-check10
keyboard-shortcuts10
yeoman-generator10
typescript10
code-completion10
vscode-extension10
regex10
editor10
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Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode
Nov 2015 - Jan 2023
Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 4043 reviews, 11846 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin made several contributions focused on fixing typings in `windowActions.ts` and moving the notebook status bar back to its original position. These changes suggest a focus on improving the user interface and code quality within the application. Additionally, the user contributed to the visual appearance by addressing code-related concerns.
visual-studio-codeelectronvscodevscode-extensionmicrosoft
microsoft/vscode-generator-code
Oct 2015 - Aug 2022
Visual Studio Code extension generator
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 77 commits, 18 PRs in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily contributed to the development of the Visual Studio Code extension generator. Their work involved modifying core generator files to include features such as the generation of launch configurations, integrating explicit TypeScript dependencies, and incorporating display names. They also worked on refactoring existing code and added test cases. Their contributions spanned from the project structure to the enhancement of the testing suite.
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