Pieter Polak
Technology Manager at COAS
Middelharnis, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolPieter Polak is a Technology Manager with over 25 years in software development and 11 years in senior project and technical leadership, specializing in bespoke .NET and multi-language enterprise solutions for international clients. He combines hands-on architecture and specification writing with people management, leading teams focused on logistics and industrial applications such as T&T and H&R. A pragmatic full-stack engineer fluent in Delphi, C#, Java, SQL and Linux stacks, he maintains and enhances notable open-source Delphi components like HtmlViewer and SynEdit, ensuring compatibility with newer compiler versions and improving editor features. Based in Middelharnis, Netherlands, Pieter is known for translating complex domain requirements into robust, maintainable systems and for quietly sustaining legacy toolchains that keep long-lived projects productive.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Informatics, Bachelor, Informatics at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Github Skills (14)
editors10
delphix10
lazarus10
react-components10
component-kit10
sql10
pascal10
editor10
delphi10
react-component10
html9
ui-components8
windows7
linux6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SynEdit/SynEdit
Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
SynEdit main project
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 9 PRs, 2 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Pieter primarily focused on enhancing the SynEdit component, a code editor, by adding new features and improving existing functionality. Their work included implementing compatibility for newer Delphi versions, and refining the SQL highlighter by incorporating features such as procedure name highlighting and Oracle keyword additions. They also addressed usability issues, such as completion proposal list navigation and the modification marker display within the gutter.
pascaldelphiphpmain-projecteditor
BerndGabriel/HtmlViewer
May 2015 - Jan 2018
The well-known Delphi/Lazarus HtmlViewer/FrameViewer
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Pieter contributed to the Delphi/Lazarus HtmlViewer by adding support for newer Delphi versions, specifically XE8 and 10 Seattle, by updating the compiler version identifiers within the code. They also integrated updates from a different branch, merging changes to the HTMLSubs.pas, htmlmisc.pas, URLSubs.pas, vwPrint.pas, and HtmlImages.pas files. These updates suggest ongoing maintenance and feature enhancements within the project's codebase.
pascalwindowsdelphifiremonkeylazarus
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