Patrick Quist is a versatile software developer with 17 years of experience building cross-platform applications and infrastructure, proficient in C, C++, C#, Delphi, PHP and Java. He combines deep systems-level skills—multithreading, network communication, 3D graphics and database work—with practical DevOps automation, contributing as a developer and administrator to the high-profile Compiler Explorer project. At Compiler Explorer he created custom installer and Docker tooling for niche compilers like Free Pascal and handled system service automation, reflecting an aptitude for reproducible build and deployment pipelines. Long-term Delphi work at GDK and earlier roles in financial and security-oriented systems demonstrate his ability to deliver robust, domain-focused software across Windows, Linux and macOS.
17 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Technical Informatics, Bachelor, Technical Informatics at Avans Hogeschool Breda
Infrastructure to set up the public Compiler Explorer instances and compilers
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
Contributions:81 reviews, 623 commits, 500 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on setting up and maintaining the infrastructure for Compiler Explorer. Their contributions involved creating a custom installer for the Free Pascal Compiler (FPC), implementing a Docker startup script for the FPC explorer, and configuring the installation of assemblers such as NASM. Additionally, they created and modified scripts for managing and automating compiler installations, including the installation of Java and Clean compilers. They also implemented service start/stop scripts and configured system-level services.
Contributions:2 PRs, 108 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 4 months
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