D Mccarten
President at XTEX
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Summary
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RockstarD Mccarten is an entrepreneurial technologist and president based in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, with seven years of software engineering and open-source contributions complemented by decades running manufacturing and commercial services businesses. He blends hands-on DevOps and back-end work—improving cross-distro installer scripts for the popular pwndbg reverse-engineering tool and enhancing backend features in the Misskey federation platform—with localization efforts for projects like ImHex to broaden accessibility. His career also includes founding and scaling specialty shops (custom sails, high-end collision, commercial body shop) that secured major commercial accounts and delivered complex, technical services at scale. Comfortable moving between low-level tooling, internationalization, and operational leadership, he has a practical knack for simplifying install/config workflows and removing unnecessary complexity. Notably, his open-source edits improved usability across niche Linux distributions, reflecting a focus on real-world compatibility rather than academic novelty. He brings a rare combination of field-tested business leadership and pragmatic engineering that drives usable, maintainable solutions.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (48)
pwd10
debugging10
debug10
mediawiki10
c-language10
rails-i18n10
package-management10
back-end-development10
wikipedia10
user-authentication10
authentication10
linux10
typescript10
opensuse10
dbg10
Programming languages (30)
Github contributions (5)
pwndbg/pwndbg
Jul 2023 - Jan 2025
Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering with GDB & LLDB Made Easy
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:4 reviews, 3 PRs, 12 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:D primarily focused on enhancing the setup and configuration process for the `pwndbg` tool, particularly concerning dependency management across different Linux distributions. Their commits involved updating the `setup.sh` script to correctly install required packages on openSUSE Tumbleweed and adding support for the AOSC OS distribution. These modifications ensured the tool's usability and broader compatibility across various operating systems. Furthermore, the user removed unnecessary dependencies for AOSC OS, streamlining the installation process.
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WerWolv/ImHex
Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:6 reviews, 12 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:D primarily contributed to the localization and internationalization efforts within the ImHex project. Their commits involved adding, updating, and correcting translations for the user interface in Chinese (Simplified). The changes included translations for various UI elements, including menus, settings, and tooltips. The user's work significantly expanded the language support within ImHex, making it accessible to a wider audience.
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