Patrick Scheibe
Research Scientist at Neurophysics Dep. at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Summary
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RockstarPatrick Scheibe is a research scientist and seasoned software engineer based in Leipzig with 11 years of experience building and optimizing developer-facing tools and GUI applications. He blends data-driven research work by day with prolific open-source contributions by night, notably creating the Wolfram Language Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA and enhancing language support in popular projects like rouge. His work spans full-stack Java UI improvements (JabRef) and IntelliJ plugin development (Key Promoter X), with a practical focus on performance, usability, and theming. Patrick has a knack for polishing developer workflows—implementing precise shortcut lookups, search-field optimizations, and dark-theme refinements that improve everyday productivity. Comfortable across front-end UX tweaks and back-end lexer implementation, he brings a rare combination of scientific rigor and pragmatic engineering.
11 years of coding experience
German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (25)
lexer10
keyboard-shortcuts10
shortcuts10
css10
javafx10
ui-design10
java10
ruby10
javas10
intellij-plugin10
lex10
syntax-highlighting10
image-processing9
wolfram-mathematica9
front-end-development9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
halirutan/IntelliJ-Key-Promoter-X
Jul 2017 - Jan 2023
Modern IntelliJ plugin to learn shortcuts for buttons
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 releases, 140 commits, 17 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the IntelliJ plugin, Key Promoter X, by implementing new features and fixing existing issues. They focused on enhancing the functionality of the plugin, specifically related to shortcut suggestions and tool window integrations. Key contributions include implementing a direct lookup for shortcuts in the current keymap and addressing issues related to the display of shortcuts, particularly in tool window buttons and menu entries. They also made improvements to the display of tooltips.
shortcutmousebuttonskeyboard-shortcutintellij-plugin
JabRef/jabref
Nov 2017 - Feb 2020
Graphical Java application for managing BibTeX and biblatex (.bib) databases
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 16 PRs, 30 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on improving the JabRef application's UI and functionality. They implemented a delay for the search field in the group tree, contributing to performance optimization. The user also made changes related to icon handling and styling, including fixing missing icons, correcting package locations, and enhancing the application's dark theme and button effects. They also improved the Entry Editor and made changes related to the toolbar.
reference-manageracademic-publicationsjavafxlatexjavafx-desktop-apps
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