Michael Linthorst
Co-founder at Copernica
Randstad, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Linthorst is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Copernica, where since 2000 he has grown a broom-closet startup into a leading email marketing and SMTP software provider serving clients worldwide. Combining business schooling with 12 years of hands-on engineering, he bridges product, partnerships and low-level backend work—contributing C++ libraries for RabbitMQ and for building PHP extensions. He champions scalable, product-led software and a partner network that augments Copernica’s platform with design and strategy services. In 2024 he also launched SKY Schools, applying his startup experience to social-emotional learning and youth mental health. Known for rolling up his sleeves, he balances strategic leadership with occasional deep dives into SSL, async messaging and extension APIs.
12 years of coding experience
YES Business, YES Business at Inholland University of Applied Sciences
English, Dutch, German
Github Skills (14)
asynchronous10
rabbitmq10
php10
c-language10
php-extension10
object-oriented-programming10
cprogramming-language10
php-internals10
async10
api-design9
openssl9
tls139
ssl9
tls129
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
CopernicaMarketingSoftware/PHP-CPP
Aug 2013 - Jul 2022
Library to build PHP extensions with C++
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 2 reviews, 572 commits in 9 years
Contributions summary:Michael focused on developing a C++ library for building PHP extensions, with an emphasis on providing a C++ API to interact with PHP. The user's commits include initial setup and implementation of core classes and functions, including the extension class, object management, and implementation of magic methods such as __construct, __get, __set, __isset and __call. Furthermore, they added methods for array and object creation and for calling PHP functions and methods within the extension.
cppphpphp-extensionsphalconphp-extension
CopernicaMarketingSoftware/AMQP-CPP
Jan 2014 - Jan 2023
C++ library for asynchronous non-blocking communication with RabbitMQ
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 releases, 15 reviews, 470 commits in 9 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael's contributions primarily focused on developing a C++ library for asynchronous non-blocking communication with RabbitMQ. They implemented initial versions of various methods within the library, including fundamental elements apart from the publish and consume functionalities. The work included developing the core classes of the library to perform the communication tasks. The user also worked on supporting the SSL connections and the consumer cancel notications.
non-blockingasynchronousc-librarycommunicationblocking
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