Tim Mackinnon
Software Engineer at morethan.technology
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorTim Mackinnon is a software engineer and agile leader based in London with 12 years’ experience building and steering technical teams to deliver sustainable, high-quality software. A recognized thinker in team processes and retrospectives, he co-invented mock objects, Gold Cards, and several retrospective techniques while remaining a Smalltalk enthusiast. Hands-on across development and DevOps, he has improved build and test automation for the Pharo Smalltalk project, focusing on VM configuration, image builds and test execution. Known for troubleshooting complex technical problems, he combines disciplined engineering with a light touch that keeps teams productive and engaged. He enjoys tackling interesting challenges, inventing practical tooling, and mentoring others to maximise their potential.
12 years of coding experience
Github Skills (15)
pharo10
sh10
automation10
script10
automations10
shell10
scripting10
cicd10
testing10
bootstrap9
bootstra9
build29
build-time9
build-engine9
buildx9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
pharo-project/pharo
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Pharo is a dynamic reflective pure object-oriented language supporting live programming inspired by Smalltalk.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:1 review, 30 commits, 14 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the project's build and testing infrastructure. Their commits involve modifications to shell scripts, focusing on environment setup, VM configuration, and test execution within the Pharo environment. These changes include adjustments to build scripts, the addition of test execution procedures, and the adaptation of image build processes. The commits indicate a focus on improving the automation and testing of the Pharo project.
pharoobject-oriented-programminglive-programmingreflectivesmalltalk
exercism/pharo-smalltalk
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
Exercism exercises in Pharo.
Contributions:11 releases, 523 commits, 377 PRs in 10 months
pharoexercism-exercisesexercism-tracksmalltalkexercism
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