C Ananian
Representative Precinct 10
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolC. Ananian is a versatile computer engineer and senior features engineer with 28 years of experience building systems that span hardware, firmware, and software—from PhD research on transactional memory to shipping Parsoid work for the Wikimedia Foundation. He has led architecture and prototyping at One Laptop Per Child and litl, moving between Linux/embedded systems, Python backend work, and electrical engineering for consumer devices. An active open-source contributor, his commits touch projects from MediaWiki core and Semantic MediaWiki to JavaScript libraries and server-side DOM implementations, reflecting deep full‑stack and system-level fluency. He also runs a small publishing company and designs lighting for Boston theater, demonstrating an unusual blend of technical rigor and creative practice. Not actively seeking technical roles, he is open to short-term lighting or theater/film opportunities and high-quality manuscripts for his press.
28 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, M.Sc., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MITPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHigh School, High School at Christian Academy of GuatemalaB.S.E., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, B.S.E., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Princeton University
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (57)
algorithm10
parserator10
algorithms10
debug10
mediawiki10
javascript10
parser10
shim10
jquery10
python10
back-end-development10
wikipedia10
testing10
v810
s610
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
fgnass/domino
Feb 2013 - Jul 2020
Server-side DOM implementation based on Mozilla's dom.js
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:338 commits, 43 PRs, 192 pushes in 7 years 6 months
Contributions summary:C primarily focused on implementing and refining the core functionality of a server-side DOM implementation. They implemented several DOM methods and properties, like `outerHTML`, `innerHTML`, and various attribute accessors, and ensured that these features conformed to the WHATWG and DOM specifications. The user also added extensive unit tests, including those for HTML parsing and serialization. The user also contributed to refactoring and optimizing the existing codebase for improved performance and stability, particularly regarding attribute handling.
javascriptserver-sidejs-dommozilladom
paulmillr/es6-shim
Oct 2013 - Jan 2016
ECMAScript 6 compatibility shims for legacy JS engines
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:97 commits, 9 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:C focused on enhancing the ECMAScript 6 compatibility shims for legacy JavaScript engines. They implemented optimizations for `Map` and `Set` data structures, improving performance for string and numeric keys. The user also updated dependencies, corrected test configurations, and fixed iteration issues. Furthermore, they integrated the Promises implementation to match the latest ES6 spec, enhancing the library's functionality.
jsbrowserecmascript-6javascriptshims
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