Šimon Tóth
Educational Content Creator
Brno, Southeast, Czechia
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Top SchoolŠimon Tóth is an educational content creator and former software engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience designing and operating backend systems ranging from single-machine HA to planet-scale services handling millions of QPS. He specializes in high-performance C++ systems, low-latency and high-throughput architectures, and has driven significant production upscales and efficiency gains at organizations including Google and DeepCode/Snyk. An academic-trained researcher and lecturer, he authored research papers and modernized university C/C++ courses while also creating widely used educational resources like the free book "A Complete Guide to Standard C++ Algorithms" and the Daily bit(e) of C++ series. His open-source work on the HappyCerberus C++ algorithms repo showcases practical, well-documented examples across C++11–C++20, reflecting his focus on clarity, testing, and pedagogy. Now dedicating himself full-time to teaching, he combines enterprise-scale engineering experience with a knack for distilling complex topics into bite-sized, actionable lessons.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Natural Sciences, Computer Systems, Doctor of Natural Sciences, Computer Systems at Masaryk University Brno
Slovak, Czech, English, German
Stackoverflow
35,901reputation
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507answers
121questions
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synchronization
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grpc
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Github Skills (28)
ls10
algorithms10
c-language10
ranges10
linker10
synchronization10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
unix9
qt9
container9
git9
gcc9
github9
linux9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
HappyCerberus/book-cpp-algorithms
May 2022 - Dec 2022
The Standard Algorithms in C++.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 releases, 424 commits, 4 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Šimon primarily contributed to the C++ algorithms library by adding and refactoring code examples to showcase different algorithms and range-based features in C++. They implemented examples demonstrating standard algorithms, including sorting, searching, and set operations. Furthermore, the user incorporated examples for different C++ standards, ranging from C++11 to C++20, and ensured the code was well-documented. The user’s work also involved testing and validation through scripts and assertions.
standard-algorithmscppdata-structuresthe-standard
HappyCerberus/moderncpp-aoc-2021
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:33 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
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