Martin Gerhardy
Hamburg, Germany
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RockstarMartin Gerhardy is a seasoned C++ software engineer based in Hamburg with 22 years of experience modernizing and hardening native codebases. He has hands-on expertise containerizing legacy C++/Java/Perl monoliths and improving portability, compiler compatibility and build systems across projects. A pragmatic open-source contributor, Martin has fixed subtle issues in notable graphics and tooling libraries such as GLM, ImGuizmo and Nuklear, as well as practical cross-build work for MXE and the Oryol framework. His focus on removing BOMs, silencing warnings, preventing floating-point pitfalls and adding API conveniences shows attention to long-term maintainability rather than flashy features. Colleagues would notice his mix of low-level C/C++ care and a voxel-loving curiosity that surfaces in graphics and UI code.
22 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (54)
cpp-library10
debug10
c-language10
3d-graphics10
lib10
compiler-errors10
package-management10
headers10
mathematics10
mingw10
imgui10
c1110
math10
makefile10
c1710
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
mxe/mxe
Sep 2010 - Mar 2016
MXE (M cross environment)
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:44 commits, 12 PRs, 11 pushes in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Martin's commits primarily focus on package management and build system configuration within the MXE (M cross environment) project. Contributions include upgrading and adding new packages such as `sdl_ttf`, GTK-related libraries (e.g., `gtkmm`, `gtkglextmm`, `gtksourceviewmm`), `openal`, and others. The changes involve modifying build scripts and makefiles, configuring build options, and incorporating test programs to ensure proper integration and functionality of the new packages within the cross-compilation environment.
cross-environmentdubgnumakefilemakefilecross-compiler
CedricGuillemet/ImGuizmo
Mar 2022 - May 2022
Immediate mode 3D gizmo for scene editing and other controls based on Dear Imgui
Role in this project:Software Engineer
Software EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 5 commits, 14 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Martin primarily focused on fixing compiler warnings, fixing line endings, and addressing a potential floating-point division by zero issue within the `ImGuizmo` codebase. These changes involve modifications to the core C++ files of the library (`ImGuizmo.cpp` and `ImGuizmo.h`). The user also updated the code to allow the use of `ViewManipulate` without requiring a prior call to `Manipulate`.
gizmoimmediate-modescenedear-imguiimgui
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