Nicola Verbeeck
Chapter Lead & Component Owner Dart Flutter at Chimerapps
Lier, Antwerp, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolNicola Verbeeck is a seasoned software engineer and chapter lead specializing in Dart and Flutter with 11 years of experience building cross-platform, low-memory-footprint applications and efficient multi-threaded systems. As Chapter Lead & Component Owner at CHILI publish and owner of Chimerapps, he blends hands-on Android and Flutter architecture with team leadership and component stewardship. He contributes to notable open-source projects—improving retrofit.dart for null safety and enhancing Fluent UI navigation in Flutter—demonstrating both backend tooling and front-end UI expertise. His background in compiler design, GPU and cluster computing, and relational databases informs a pragmatic approach to performant, concurrent app design. A cum laude Master in Computer Science from Universiteit Antwerpen, he pairs academic rigor with a track record of shipping production apps across consumer and enterprise domains.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, cum laude (74%), Master, Computer Science, cum laude (74%) at Universiteit AntwerpenHigh school, Wetenschappen - Wiskunde, High school, Wetenschappen - Wiskunde at Onze Lieve Vrouw Lourdescollege - Edegem
Dutch, English, French, German
Github Skills (13)
flutter10
code-generation10
flutter-game10
dart10
retrofit10
annotate10
flutter-apps10
annotations10
fluent-design10
winui9
http8
windows8
ui-design8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
trevorwang/retrofit.dart
Mar 2021 - May 2021
retrofit.dart is an dio client generator using source_gen and inspired by Chopper and Retrofit.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 6 commits, 7 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Nicola primarily focused on upgrading the `retrofit.dart` library, implementing null safety features, and resolving compatibility issues. They modified the code generator, example code, and annotations to support new versions of dependencies, particularly `dio` and `source_gen`. The user also added features like `@CancelRequest` and `@NoBody` annotations and improved code generation for them.
retrofitsource-gendartlangdart2dart
bdlukaa/fluent_ui
Oct 2021 - Oct 2021
Implements Microsoft's WinUI3 in Flutter.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 7 commits, 1 PR in 3 days
Contributions summary:Nicola primarily contributed to the UI components of the `fluent_ui` repository, a Flutter implementation of WinUI3. Their commits focused on enhancing the `NavigationBody` widget by adding a builder method. Further contributions involved applying dart format for code consistency and fixing layout issues, indicating active development and maintenance of the UI elements. The documentation and small fixes further highlight the user's dedication to improving the project's usability and code quality.
flutter-favoriteuwpwinui3dartfluent-design
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