Robert Scholte
Senior Softwareontwikkelaar at The Apache Software Foundation
Leek, Groningen, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRobert Scholte is a Senior Softwareontwikkelaar and CI/CD specialist with 16+ years of experience focused on application lifecycle management, release automation and Java build tooling. As a long-time Apache Maven committer, former Maven Project Chair and Dutch representative, he has contributed core fixes and plugins that shape how Java projects are built globally. He founded Sourcegrounds to help teams simplify build, test and deploy pipelines, and has applied Maven solutions beyond Java to automate TIBCO builds and dependency management. Robert combines hands-on engineering with governance experience from leading open source projects and writing a regular Maven column for NLJUG’s Java Magazine since 2013. Based in the Netherlands, he’s known for pragmatic improvements—refactoring tests, fixing corner-case bugs and hardening plugins—that increase stability across large enterprises.
16 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (24)
dependency-management10
svn10
testing10
maven-plugin10
java10
javas10
subversion10
maven10
build-tools10
build-management10
mockito10
jar9
pomxml9
pdfbox9
eclipse9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
apache/maven-dependency-plugin
Aug 2011 - Oct 2020
Apache Maven Dependency Plugin
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 101 commits, 9 PRs in 9 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Robert's contributions focused on resolving issues within the Apache Maven Dependency Plugin, primarily addressing bugs and inconsistencies related to artifact handling and file operations. They made adjustments to improve the stability of the results by using only one `System.currentTimeInMillis()` call and comparing `lastModified()` timestamps. Furthermore, the user fixed issues related to command-line artifact unpacking and Windows-specific file path issues. Their work involved modifying Java code within the test suite and core plugin functionalities.
maven-dependency-pluginmavenjavabuild-managementmaven-plugins
apache/maven-enforcer
Jan 2012 - Jul 2021
Apache Maven Enforcer (Plugin)
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:4 reviews, 127 commits, 12 PRs in 9 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily contributed to code formatting across multiple Java files, ensuring code consistency. They also refactored testing frameworks, migrating from EasyMock to Mockito within the project's testing suite, demonstrating an understanding of testing best practices. Additionally, the user fixed a critical bug in the dependency convergence rule, improving its functionality.
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