Mirek Zvolský is a seasoned software programmer based in Prague with 13 years of experience and a decade of senior-level Python expertise, specializing in Django backends for the past seven years. He combines strong database skills with Postgres and practical deployment know-how (nginx, gunicorn, fabric, letsencrypt), while also contributing to front-end work with jQuery and modern frameworks like Svelte and Vue. As a long-time maintainer at his own firm, he pairs hands-on engineering with pragmatic operations experience, shipping reliable, secure web applications. An active open-source contributor, Mirek has improved the notable web2py framework—enhancing localization, grid UX and tooling for translations—demonstrating attention to internationalization and developer ergonomics. Trained at CVUT FEL, he brings steady, detail-oriented craftsmanship and a knack for incremental improvements that make systems easier to use and maintain.
12 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Master's degree at Czech Rep., Praha CVUT FEL
Free and open source full-stack enterprise framework for agile development of secure database-driven web-based applications, written and programmable in Python.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:11 commits, 12 PRs, 5 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Mirek primarily focused on updating and improving the web2py framework, specifically contributing to the localization and internationalization efforts. They updated Czech translations across the admin and welcome applications, and introduced a script for updating untranslated messages from other language files. Furthermore, the user enhanced the framework by incorporating features like a breadcrumb divider and custom representations for null values in the grid component.
Django admin: Use select2 (autocomplete_fields) everywhere. Implicit is better than explicit. Because it is brief and easy. Plus: gives better context if you try filter the content in autocomplete fields.
Contributions:35 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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