Eric Herman
Senior Troubleshooter at Commons Caretakers BV
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarEric Herman is a seasoned Senior Troubleshooter and back-end engineer with 20 years of experience shaping reliable server and database software from MySQL/MariaDB to large-scale platforms at Booking.com. Based in Utrecht, he combines hands-on C/SQL work — including InnoDB enhancements and implementing JSON_EQUALS in the MariaDB server — with mentoring, governance, and community-building for open source projects. His career spans roles as a principal developer, lead codebase steward, and technical mentor, giving him deep expertise in performance tuning, triage, and sustainable project practices. Known for translating complex production issues into practical fixes and tools, he also writes proposals, documentation, and reports to align technical work with organizational goals.
20 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (17)
innodb10
storage-engine10
c-language10
admin10
mariadb10
databases10
database-administration10
sql10
cprogramming-language10
database10
character-encoding9
json9
relational-databases9
collation6
unicode6
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
MariaDB/server
Sep 2005 - Jan 2023
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:29 reviews, 86 commits, 17 PRs in 17 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Eric primarily contributed to the MariaDB server codebase by implementing and modifying features related to the InnoDB storage engine and associated monitoring tools. Their work involved adding eviction counts for the table cache in both the active and idle loops, enhancing the monitoring capabilities of the server. Additionally, the user addressed code quality issues and bug fixes, resolving a 32-bit redefinition error and replacing time measurement functions. They also implemented the JSON_EQUALS function, showcasing an understanding of SQL and database functionality.
licensedsql-servermysqlsqlmariadb-server
ericherman/libecheck
Sep 2015 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 releases, 149 pushes, 4 branches in 9 years 7 months
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