Akhilesh Singh
NetBeans Committer at Oracle
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolAkhilesh Singh is a seasoned Java engineer and NetBeans committer based in Bengaluru, blending 13 years of enterprise software experience with active contributions to high-profile open-source projects like Apache NetBeans and Oracle JDK. At Oracle and the Apache Software Foundation he focuses on JVM tooling, IDE backend improvements and language feature support—recently adapting NetBeans core to handle Java records and complex build-module issues. He has a track record of resolving subtle build and module-naming bugs alongside delivering features that keep developer tools compatible with evolving Java language changes. Comfortable in agile environments, he has progressed from hands-on engineering roles at IBM, Sasken and Publicis Sapient to senior open-source stewardship at Oracle. Holding an MCA in Computer Science, he pairs deep OOP and JVM expertise with practical experience optimizing tooling and developer workflows. An often-overlooked strength is his knack for bridging compiler-level changes into IDE usability, ensuring language evolutions are smoothly adopted by developers.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science, A, Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science, A at Oriental Institute of Science & Technology, Thakral Nagar, Opp Patel Nagar, Raisen Road, Bhopal-462021
Github Skills (7)
javas10
ide10
develop10
netbeans-platform10
java10
ant9
code-editor9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
apache/netbeans
Dec 2019 - Jul 2022
Apache NetBeans
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:54 reviews, 35 commits, 53 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Akhilesh primarily contributed to the `netbeans` repository by addressing bugs and implementing features within the Java-based IDE. Their commits focused on resolving issues in the Java module and ant script build processes, particularly concerning module naming conflicts and output correctness. Additionally, they worked on supporting new features of Java, such as records, by modifying core source files to incorporate and adapt to language enhancements.
netbeansnetbeans-platformidecode-editorjava
singh-akhilesh/netbeans
Dec 2019 - May 2026
Apache NetBeans
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 151 pushes in 6 years 5 months
javaapachebig-datanetbeans
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