Joseph Protokowicz
King at Joe's Cat
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Summary
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RockstarJoseph Protokowicz is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience, based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Comfortable across mobile and backend work, he has contributed to widely used open-source projects including Android udev rules (improving device recognition for adb/fastboot) and FontForge (internal refactors and bug fixes). Currently titled "King" at Joe's Cat, he blends practical systems-level tinkering with polish-oriented code hygiene. Known for tackling device compatibility edge cases and improving maintainability, he brings a pragmatic, detail-focused approach to engineering problems.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (15)
c1710
android-adb10
c1110
adb10
adbd10
fastboot10
udev10
android10
develop9
shell8
script8
sh8
debugging8
code-formatting8
scripting8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
M0Rf30/android-udev-rules
Feb 2013 - Mar 2021
Android udev rules list aimed to be the most comprehensive on the net
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:19 reviews, 31 commits, 41 PRs in 8 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily contributed to the `android-udev-rules` repository, which contains udev rules for Android devices. Their contributions focused on refining and expanding the rules to encompass a broader range of Android devices. The user made significant changes by optimizing the rules' logic to improve efficiency, adding support for various device vendors and models, and ensuring correct device recognition for adb and fastboot.
androidudevrules
fontforge/fontforge
Aug 2012 - Aug 2019
Free (libre) font editor for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:690 commits, 136 PRs, 77 pushes in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Joseph made various code enhancements and bug fixes within the FontForge project. These changes include commenting and code formatting improvements within the source code files and the restructuring of libraries. These changes affected the internal workings of the software.
font-editormacoswindows
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