Rafael Jaques
Professor at Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolRafael Jaques is a professor and software developer with 13 years’ experience teaching and building web systems in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, combining hands-on PHP/Electron expertise with academic research in education, gamification and alterity. He has a strong practical background in PHP/Zend development, accessibility and secure coding, and has taught courses on PHP/MySQL, JavaScript and database optimization. As a contributor to CodeCombat, he helped localize a popular coding game into Brazilian Portuguese, extending its reach to Portuguese-speaking learners. Rafael holds advanced degrees in education, including doctoral work with an international research stint in Lyon, and blends classroom practice with applied research to design educational games and web experiences. His profile uniquely ties information security enthusiasm and open-source localization work to pedagogical innovation.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doutorado, EDUCATION, Doutorado, EDUCATION at UCS - Universidade de Caxias do SulMestrado, Educação, Mestrado, Educação at Universidade de Caxias do SulEstágio Doutoral, EDUCATION, Estágio Doutoral, EDUCATION at Université Lumière Lyon 2Especialista, Gestão e Docência do Ensino Superior, Especialista, Gestão e Docência do Ensino Superior at FTEC (Pós-graduação)Tecnólogo, Análise de Sistemas, Tecnólogo, Análise de Sistemas at FTEC
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian
Github Skills (3)
localization10
localize10
coffeescript7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
codecombat/codecombat
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
Game for learning how to code.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:7 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Rafael's commits primarily involve updating and modifying language files for the CodeCombat game. Specifically, they focused on translating game text into Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR). The changes include translating various UI elements, game tips, and community-related content. These modifications contribute to expanding the game's accessibility and reach to a wider audience.
game
rafajaques/curso-de-electron
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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