Rob Zwetsloot
Features Editor
Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorRob Zwetsloot is a seasoned features editor and technology journalist with over a decade of experience crafting features, tutorials, reviews and news for enthusiast press, most notably as Features Editor of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine. He blends strong editorial judgement with hands-on technical skills—Python, web design, audio/video/photo editing and first-line IT support—allowing him to commission and produce technically accurate, engaging content for maker and gaming audiences. His background spans Linux and open-source coverage at Imagine Publishing to freelance game writing and running a podcast-driven gaming site, giving him a rare combination of editorial, production and community-building experience. Based in Bournemouth, he is comfortable liaising across product, engineering and foundation teams to promote projects and translate complex technical topics into accessible stories. Notably, his work often intersects hardware, hobbyist computing and gaming culture, positioning him as a bridge between developer-focused projects and wider enthusiast communities.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (6)
raspberry-pi-pico9
asciidoc8
raspberry-pi-camera8
raspberry8
raspberry-pi6
documentation6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
themagpimag/createguis
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
themagpimag/magpi-issue57
May 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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