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Mark Wallace is a fictional character in a series of books by Mark Wallace, who somehow got mis-described as a web developer on CP.

I make software.

31 Dec 2004

CodeProject MVP 2005

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I come from Spain. After making a lot of silly things during the studies, I wanted to correct me and to make something positive with my life, so I asked for (and got) an “Erasmus” scholarship to go to Germany. After obtaining a placement to make my Thesis in a Firm of Automation and Software development, I reached the double Degree in Electronics’ Engineering and Informatic. I worked a time with VC++ 6, many years with industry PLC and robot programming, done backbone IT for something related to car electronics and production, back to my roots in C++ and PLC Programming again and currently working as system architect for my division.

I contrinue trying to learn more C# in my spare time (which is even less than before, God bless my kids)

 

Poke...

 

I am an engineer with a background in electronics, software and mathematics.

I develop technical software, both for embedded systems and for desktop equipment. This includes operating systems, communication software, local networks, image processing, machine control, automation, etc.

I have been using all kinds of microcontrollers and microprocessors (Intel 4004/8080/8051/80386/Pentium, Motorola 680x/680x0/ColdFire/PowerPC, Microchip PIC, Altera NIOS, and many more), lots of programming languages (all relevant assemblers, Fortran, Basic, C, Java, C#, and many more), and different operating systems (both proprietary and commercial).

For desktop applications and general development tools I have been using both UNIX systems and Mac/MacOS for many years, but I have switched to x86-based PCs with Windows, Visual Studio and the .NET Framework several years ago.

I specialize in:
- cross-platform development (making software that runs on diverse hardware/OS combinations)
- instruction set simulation
- improving software performance, i.e. making sure the software runs the job at hand in as short a time as possible on the given hardware. This entails algorithm selection, implementation design, accurate measurements, code optimisation, and sometimes implementing virtual machines, applying SIMD technology (such as MMX/SSE), and more.

	31 Dec 2022	CodeProject MVP 2023
	31 Dec 2021	CodeProject MVP 2022
	31 Dec 2020	CodeProject MVP 2021
	31 Dec 2011	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2012
	31 Dec 2010	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2011
	31 Dec 2009	CodeProject MVP 2010
	21 Oct 2009	Code Lean and Mean with LPTextFileDiff: another textfile compare utility.
	31 Dec 2008	CodeProject MVP 2009
	31 Dec 2007	CodeProject MVP 2008

   

I'm a Delphi-convert, mostly into WinForms and C#. My first article is from 2001, extending the Delphi-debugger, which is still visible on the WayBackMachine[^] and even available in Russian[^]

	31 Dec 2018	CodeProject MVP 2019
	31 Dec 2012	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2013
	31 Dec 2009	CodeProject MVP 2010

 

The original 'Bad American'

Chris Losinger was the president of Smaller Animals Software, Inc. (which no longer exists).

 

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

I started writing code when I was 8, with my trusty ZX Spectrum and a subscription to "Input" magazine. Spent many a happy hour in the school's computer labs with the BBC Micros and our two DOS PCs.

After a brief detour into the world of Maths, I found my way back into programming during my degree via free copies of Delphi and Visual C++ given away with computing magazines.

I went straight from my degree into my first programming job, at Trinet Ltd. Eleven years later, the company merged to become ArcomIT. Three years after that, our project manager left to set up Nevalee Business Solutions, and took me with him. Since then, we've taken on four more members of staff, and more work than you can shake a stick at.

Between writing custom code to integrate with Visma Business, developing web portals to streamline operations for a large multi-national customer, and maintaining RedAtlas, our general aviation airport management system, there's certainly never a dull day in the office!

Outside of work, I enjoy real ale and decent books, and when I get the chance I "tinkle the ivories" on my Technics organ.

	31 Dec 2023	CodeProject MVP 2024
	31 Dec 2022	CodeProject MVP 2023
	31 Dec 2021	CodeProject MVP 2022
	31 Dec 2020	CodeProject MVP 2021
	31 Dec 2019	CodeProject MVP 2020
	31 Dec 2018	CodeProject MVP 2019
	31 Dec 2017	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2018
	31 Dec 2016	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2017
	31 Dec 2015	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2016
	31 Dec 2014	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2015

  

Currently enjoying retirement and working on projects without pressure, deadlines or any kind of management.

	31 Dec 2023	CodeProject MVP 2024
	31 Dec 2023	CodeProject MVP 2024
	18 Sep 2023	Second Prize: Best Article of August 2023 with SimpleWizardUpdate
	8 Apr 2023	First Prize: Best Article of March 2023 with ARM Tutorial Part 2 Timers
	11 Mar 2023	Second Prize: Best Article of February 2023 with ARM Tutorial Part 1 Clocks
	31 Dec 2022	CodeProject MVP 2023
	12 Sep 2018	First Prize: Best Article of August 2018 with 3D Printing - 101
	22 Jul 2016	Second Prize: Best "Everything Else" Article of June 2016 with Raspberry Pi 2, 2 of n - The Pi as an IoT message broker
	21 Feb 2014	First Prize: Best C++ Article of January 2014 with AVR Assembler 101
	21 Feb 2014	Second Prize: Best "Everything Else" Article of January 2014 with An autonomous roving vehicle Part 2 of n
	17 Mar 2011	Third Prize: Beginners Hardware and Device Programming Competition with Motor Primer and the L293D Quad Half-H Driver

  

Have been a Code Project MVP 5 years running and was Microsoft C# MVP 4 years running, MBCS, MIAP and a whole bunch of other stuff. Now I just help run Scottish Developers which is a user group with software development events in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee and I have also started an open source project to help with Password Validation

Main topics I blog about:
* Parallelization in .NET
* Code Quality
* Data Security

	31 Dec 2008	CodeProject MVP 2009
	31 Dec 2007	CodeProject MVP 2008
	31 Dec 2006	CodeProject MVP 2007
	31 Dec 2005	CodeProject MVP 2006
	31 Dec 2004	CodeProject MVP 2005

Ravi Bhavnani is an ardent fan of Microsoft technologies who loves building Windows apps, especially PIMs, system utilities, and things that go bump on the Internet. During his career, Ravi has developed expert systems, desktop imaging apps, marketing automation software, EDA tools, a platform to help people find, analyze and understand information, trading software for institutional investors and advanced data visualization solutions. He currently works for a company that provides enterprise workforce management solutions to large clients.

His interests include the .NET framework, reasoning systems, financial analysis and algorithmic trading, NLP, HCI and UI design. Ravi holds a BS in Physics and Math and an MS in Computer Science and was a Microsoft MVP (C++ and C# in 2006 and 2007). He is also the co-inventor of 3 patents on software security and generating data visualization dashboards. His claim to fame is that he crafted CodeProject's "joke" forum post icon.

Ravi's biggest fear is that one day he might actually get a life, although the chances of that happening seem extremely remote.

	31 Dec 2005	CodeProject MVP 2006
	30 Jul 2004	MFC/C++ Jun 2004 with FooButton

 

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	31 Dec 2023	CodeProject MVP 2024
	31 Dec 2022	CodeProject MVP 2023
	31 Dec 2021	CodeProject MVP 2022
	31 Dec 2020	CodeProject MVP 2021
	31 Dec 2019	CodeProject MVP 2020
	31 Dec 2018	CodeProject MVP 2019
	29 Jun 2018	Spot Prize: Summer Fun with Arduino Challenge
	31 Dec 2017	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2018
	31 Dec 2016	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2017
	31 Dec 2015	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2016
	31 Dec 2014	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2015
	31 Dec 2013	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2014
	31 Dec 2012	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2013
	31 Dec 2011	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2012
	31 Dec 2010	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2011
	31 Dec 2009	CodeProject MVP 2010
	31 Dec 2008	CodeProject MVP 2009
	31 Dec 2007	CodeProject MVP 2008

 

I've been in software development since 1994. Over the years I've learned quite a lot in what it takes to complete the process of pushing out a quality product to customers in a timely fashion. As most of my colleagues could attest, there have been many challenges in our new and growing field in the past couple of decades as the industry matures rapidly. Much more so than most others historically speaking.

As such, I've learned one of the best aspects of software engineering is embracing the change that inherently comes along with it as new technologies constantly emerge to help us improve our world one application at a time as we make sense of the overwhelming amount of data now prevalent in the Information Age.

We truly live in a time unlike that ever known to mankind in recorded history, and it is my hope to do my part to help it along to face the challenges and demands of tomorrow.

 

Retired Systems Admin, Programmer, Dogsbody.
Mainly on Systems for Local Government, Health Authorities,
Insurance Industry - (COBOL eeeeeeeugh).
Inventor of Synchronized Shopping.

	31 Dec 2010	MVP: CodeProject MVP 2011
	31 Dec 2009	CodeProject MVP 2010

Software developer

	31 Dec 2009	CodeProject MVP 2010
	31 Dec 2008	CodeProject MVP 2009
	31 Dec 2007	CodeProject MVP 2008