Massimo Melina
Head Of Front-end Development at Fogsphere
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMassimo Melina is a seasoned front-end leader with 14 years of professional experience and a lifetime of coding that began at 16, now heading Front-end Development at Fogsphere from Rome. He blends hands-on expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern UI stacks with deep roots across PHP, Java, Python, C and even Assembly, enabling pragmatic full-stack solutions and migrations. A co-founder and former head of development, he has led product and engineering teams while also contributing significant open-source fixes and TypeScript/Preact migrations for notable projects like the HFS web file server. Beyond engineering, he brings an eye for security and performance—implementing HTTPS, admin controls, and Unicode handling—and a creative spark as an amateur musician that informs his collaborative leadership style.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"
English
Github Skills (28)
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javascript10
back-end-development10
delphi10
typescript10
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typescript-types10
unicode10
webserver10
file-server10
typescripts10
backend10
koa10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
rejetto/hfs
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
HFS is a web file server to run on your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:264 releases, 3 reviews, 1001 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Massimo primarily focused on implementing the user interface with React and TypeScript and on developing the backend logic of a web file server. They migrated the project to TypeScript, integrated Preact for improved performance, and implemented file list API using a glob function. Further, they made enhancements related to the admin interface and security, including support for the admin panel, HTTPS setup, and functionalities like blocking IPs.
vfsfile-serverfile-sharingvirtual-file-systemnodejs
rejetto/hfs2
May 2020 - Aug 2020
web based file server
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:31 releases, 189 commits, 1 PR in 4 months
Contributions summary:Massimo primarily focused on fixing and enhancing the web-based file server's functionality, specifically addressing issues related to Unicode support for file names and VFS files. Their work included modifying core components to correctly handle and serve Unicode file names, ensuring proper encoding and decoding. In addition, the user addressed various bugs, including problems with account notes, account passwords, and session management, along with the addition of HTTPS client support.
windowsdelphifile-basedfile-serverweb-based
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