Self-Introduction: Matt Bogosian

[Matthew Bogosian]

Name:
Matthew T. Bogosian (I go by "Matt", but answer to "Matthew", "Hey you!", etc.)

IRC nick:
posita

City/Country/Timezone:
Marina CA, United States (PST/PDT)

Profession (former):
software engineer/architect

Profession (current):
patent attorney (hobbyist coder)

Desired area of focus:
i18n, l10n, etc.

One mark of success for software is that it is used to solve problems largely unanticipated during its inception and development. Collaborative tools outside of software development SUCK (a severe understatement). Bugzilla is an outstanding issue tracker (and even work-flow manager) that surpasses nearly every other (often very expensive) industry-specific product available. I'm interested in assisting in allowing Bugzilla installations to be adaptable to a more diverse set of environments without disrupting its core utility as the best bug tracking software on the planet.

I am acutely aware that most adaptation is appropriately done through extensions. My understanding is that certain fixes and enhancements to the core would not only make these adaptations easier and more fruitful, but they would help with the core focus on software defect tracking as well.

Historical qualifications:
Spent 10 years in software development (mostly back-end unix-y environments). Worked for Amazon.com (used Bugzilla internally) and Yahoo.com (uses Bugzilla) for a little while among various start-ups (most of which used Bugzilla internally). I miss it. (Warning: I may be a little rusty at some things, so please have patience with me.)

Now my day job is writing patents (I never thought I'd spend so much time agonizing over language), but I still hack on the side. :o)

Looking forward to discussions. Hopefully my presence is ultimately helpful....


    --Matt


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