Gyorgy Horak is a pragmatic software engineer with 12 years of professional experience building Python-based web services, frontend-heavy JavaScript applications, and DevOps tooling. Currently at code and soda, he blends backend reliability and operations know-how—evidenced by contributions to the popular xonsh shell where he fixed core error handling and added ANSI prompt support. His career spans consultancy and system administration roles at companies like Siemens and Docler, giving him a rare full-stack operational perspective. A shodan in iaido and aikido, he brings disciplined problem-solving and calm under pressure to complex engineering challenges.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Budapesti Mûszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem
:shell: Python-powered shell. Full-featured and cross-platform.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Contributions:17 reviews, 64 commits, 18 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Gyorgy primarily contributed to the Xonsh shell's core functionality and improved its reliability. They fixed an `AttributeError` in `LsColors` and addressed an issue with setting exit codes for single commands, ensuring proper error handling. Additionally, the user integrated integration tests for single command return codes and implemented ANSI escape code support for the prompt. They also contributed to custom style registration.
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 27 commits in 3 years 8 months
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