Marco Maccaferri
Software Developer at Real Time Risk Systems
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMarco Maccaferri is a seasoned software developer with over 13 years of professional experience and a programming journey that began at 14 on a ZX Spectrum, evolving through C and assembly to modern Java, C/C++ and Python applications. As a long-time freelancer and Java developer at Real Time Risk Systems, he specializes in rich client applications using Eclipse SWT and RCP, with a keen eye for user interface design. He brings broad domain experience from databases to multimedia, desktop and server software, often delivering bespoke solutions for SMEs. A dedicated retro-computing and electronics hobbyist, he designs hardware for RC2014 Z80 systems and builds emulators on Parallax Propeller microcontrollers, currently working on a PC-XT 8086 emulator for the Propeller 2. This blend of low-level hardware tinkering and professional high-level software craftsmanship makes him particularly adept at bridging embedded systems and desktop/server development. Based in Bologna, Italy, he combines decades of hands-on coding with practical consulting for real-world business needs.
13 years of coding experience
Diploma, Diploma at I.T.I.S. Odone Belluzzi Bologna
English
Github Skills (59)
parallax10
vga9
usb9
ansi9
swt8
terminal-emulator8
z808
eclipse7
sega-genesis7
eclipse-cdt7
zx-spectrum7
680007
updater6
linker6
raspberry6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
maccasoft/propeller-vt100-terminal
Oct 2017 - Aug 2021
ANSI / VT-100 Terminal emulator for Parallax Propeller microcontroller with VGA and USB support
Contributions:5 releases, 66 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 10 months
parallaxparallax-propelleremulatorparallax-propeller-microcontrollerterminal-emulator
maccasoft/z80-apps
Feb 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:15 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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