Frank Brokken
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Top SchoolFrank Brokken is a veteran lecturer and software engineer with over 35 years teaching C/C++ and more than two decades of practical experience in information security and systems development. He built and maintains a suite of 13 large open-source C++ projects included in Debian—such as C++ Annotations, Bisonc++, and Flexc++—and has trained an estimated 3,000 students from beginner to advanced levels, many of whom were quickly hired by industry. A former University of Groningen IT Security Manager (2000–2015) and director of an interdisciplinary research center in computer coaches and expert systems, he blends rigorous academic research (PhD in research psychology) with hands-on tooling and course design. He also brings an uncommon second career as a professional flight instructor since 1996, logging around 3,000 training hours, which underscores his patient instructional style and operational discipline. Available for master classes and international training engagements, he remains active teaching C++ and information security despite formal retirement.
23 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Dr, Research Psychology, Computer Science, Dr, Research Psychology, Computer Science at University of Groningen
Stackoverflow
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170kreached
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Github Skills (15)
shared-memory10
latex10
cpp10
zip-archive10
parser-generator10
txt10
html9
rdiff-backup9
backup8
rsync8
grammar8
file-descriptor6
linux6
r6
deduplication5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fbb-git/cppannotations-zip
Aug 2015 - Jun 2018
zip archives for various formats of the C++ Annotations
Contributions:23 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
cppzip-archive
fbb-git/natlog
Jun 2012 - Jun 2018
Contributions:233 commits, 130 pushes, 9 branches in 6 years 1 month
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