Ross Neacy
Software Engineer at Longshot Systems
Watford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRoss Neacy is a software engineer with eight years of cross-language experience in C, C++, Java, C#, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript, currently building products at Longshot Systems after completing an MSci in Computer Science at Lancaster University. He has practical finance-tech exposure from work at Bank of America Merrill Lynch through Wiley Edge and has moved between startup and foundation environments, adapting quickly to domain needs. Ross contributes to developer-facing projects such as the BBC micro:bit MicroPython port, where he focused on clarifying documentation for core modules and hardware interfaces—highlighting a knack for making low-level features accessible. Known for staying current with modern technologies, he consistently seeks diverse challenges and brings both systems-level understanding and clear technical communication to team workflows.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSci Computer Science, Master of Science - MSci Computer Science at Lancaster University
French, English, German
Github Skills (6)
micropython10
documentation10
repr9
replit9
uart8
accelerometer8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bbcmicrobit/micropython
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
Port of MicroPython for the BBC micro:bit
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 commits, 8 PRs, 15 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Ross's contributions primarily involve updating and expanding the project's documentation. They added notes and clarifications to existing documentation, particularly focusing on features related to the accelerometer, UART communication, and the REPL. Furthermore, the user integrated documentation for core MicroPython features introduced in version 1.0, including `utime`, `micropython`, and `machine` modules. This suggests a focus on providing clear and comprehensive usage instructions for developers.
rp2040raspberry-pi-picobbcbbc-microbit
microbit-rosslowe/PythonEditor
Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
A MicroPython editor for the BBC micro:bit that works with browsers.
Contributions:18 PRs, 64 pushes, 14 branches in 3 months
browsersbbcbbc-microbitmicropython
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