Fernando Briano
Programmer
I'm a Software Engineer at Elastic. You can see some of my code in my GitHub profile. If you are interested, you can check out my CV.
I use GNU/Linux and free software when possible. You can help Free Software by joining the Free Software Foundation. I use Mozilla Firefox as my web browser and Emacs is my text editor of choice.
My favourite programming language right now is Ruby, but I've written code in several languages along my career. The top programming languages from my repositories on GitHub are: Ruby (36), JavaScript (20), PHP (7), HTML (6), CSS (6), Elixir (5), Emacs Lisp (4), Shell (3), Python (1), Haml (1), Erlang (1), Java (1), SCSS (1), TypeScript (1), Crystal (1), Go (1), Rust (1)
RubyGems I maintain
Personal gems
Elastic gems
Open Data Projects
I think taking advantage of Open Data is one of the ways we, as programmers, can make the world a better place. I have worked on some Open Data projects and events and I'm a member of DATA: an Open Data, transparency and information access NGO. Here are some projects I've worked on:
Montevideo Bicis |
Personal project, website with open data information related to cycling in the city of Montevideo |
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AtuServicio.uy |
An app I worked on with DATA which uses open data from the Public Health Ministry to help users compare health companies and decide which one is best for them |
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MNAV API - API for the MNAV Museum Open Data |
Personal project, an API that uses Open Data from Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and provides this information in JSON and XML. |
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Ombudsman |
Open data platform to report issues in your city such as broken lights, puddles, etc. Built during the Desarrollando América Latina 2013 hackathon. |
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Moñita Azul |
Open Data project for the Desarrollando América Latina 2012 hackathon. |
WordPress Development
I have used WordPress for quite some time, built many websites with it and developed some plugins. My profile on the WordPress.org community is fernandobt. I used to contribute on WordPress Answers too.
Plugins I developed:
Name | Rating | Downloads | |
List category posts | 94/100 | 3,350,430 | Active Installs: 100,000+ |
List categories | 90/100 | 54,503 | Active Installs: 6,000+ |
UserAgent-Spy | 0/100 | 5,178 | Active Installs: 10+ |
StackOverflow.com Reputation Widget | 0/100 | 1,558 | Active Installs: Less than 10 |
Other projects
Some other projects I've created:
- Super Simple Time Tracker - A Time Tracker to use in your web browser or as a web app. No log in or register required. Source code.
- ci_js - JavaScript Uruguayan document validator. Source Code - jQuery plugin.
- Emacs.sexy - Website to promote Emacs. Source Code
- Instant 'Oh, The Humanity' - A website/web app I did just for fun. Source Code
Writing
Conferences
Other stuff
I run an independent punk rock record label: Entropía Records. I've published some albums from local bands and produced and helped with several gigs. It's a great hobby and I love punk rock. Here's my Last.fm profile and my Bandcamp, in case you want to find out about my favorite music.