Matt Weant is a pragmatic validation technician and self-taught computer specialist with 12 years of hands-on IT, field service, and retail tech experience across hardware repair, installs, and user support. He blends practical skills—soldering, phone and PC repairs, imaging, and network setup—with a customer-focused approach honed through on-site installs and retail tech roles. Actively contributing to backend open-source projects like FastAsyncWorldEdit and PlotSquared, he focuses on core maintenance and performance fixes for widely used server-side tooling. Holding an AA in General Studies and working toward a bachelor’s while learning C++, C#, and TypeScript, he pairs formal study with continuous self-driven skill growth. Based in McMinnville, OR, Matt is known for quick learning, integrity, and the ability to translate code maintenance experience into reliable field and validation work.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International/Global Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA, International/Global Studies at Linfield University
Associate of Arts - AA, General Studies, Associate of Arts - AA, General Studies at Chemeketa Community College
High School Diploma, Computer Science and Business, High School Diploma, Computer Science and Business at McMinnville High School
N/A, Japanese Language, Culture, and Politics, N/A, Japanese Language, Culture, and Politics at Aoyama Gakuin University
Blazingly fast world manipulation for artists, builders and everyone else: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/13932/
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:104 reviews, 458 commits, 41 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Matt's contributions primarily revolve around maintaining and improving the FastAsyncWorldEdit plugin. Their commits include reverting changes, cleaning up code, and merging upstream updates to keep the codebase in sync with its upstream counterparts. The modifications focus on core functionality, highlighting an emphasis on backend development and code maintenance.
Contributions:7 releases, 4 reviews, 412 commits in 7 years
Contributions summary:Matt appears to be a back-end developer focused on the PlotSquared project. The primary contribution of the user appears to be fixing and updating core code within the project's codebase including the Sponge Generator and javadoc errors. They are also focused on small refactoring changes.
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