Paul Sokolovsky
Information Technology Consultant
Ukraine
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Paul Sokolovsky is an Information Technology Consultant and embedded/IoT engineer with 26 years of hands-on experience building low-level systems, developer tools, and developer-facing UIs. He has a long history of impactful open-source contributions—ranging from MicroPython core and libraries to esp-tooling and the popular esptool and MicroPython WebREPL—demonstrating deep expertise in resource-constrained systems, tooling, and compatibility work. Paul blends backend C/Python systems work with front-end and CLI improvements (e.g., xdot.py UI enhancements and WebREPL client/CLI), favoring principled, minimalist designs that prioritize robustness and usability. His career includes long tenures at Linaro and SourceForge and ongoing self-employed consulting, reflecting both large-project experience and independent craftsmanship. Based in Ukraine with an MS in Computer Science, he often tackles tricky portability and API-adaptation problems—patching vendor SDKs and integrating runtimes like JerryScript into RTOS environments.
26 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Severodonetsk Institute of Technology
Github Skills (65)
python10
command-line-interface10
zephyr-rtos10
c1110
c1710
javas10
j10
low-level-programming10
gtk10
javascript-engine10
micropython10
embedded10
emulation10
bootloader10
javascript10
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
pfalcon/esp-open-sdk
Nov 2014 - Dec 2018
Free and open (as much as possible) integrated SDK for ESP8266/ESP8285 chips
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:124 commits, 71 PRs, 151 pushes in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributes to the ESP-Open-SDK project by providing patches and fixes related to the ESP8266/ESP8285 chips. Their work includes addressing C99 compatibility issues in vendor headers, providing compatibility fixes for older SDK versions by adding missing default implementations, and adapting the code for compatibility with different SDK versions, including changes to dhcps_lease structure to enable lwIP build. Additionally, the user integrates patches from other developers and modifies example code for more convenient use on certain ESP8266 boards.
esp8266xtensa
micropython/micropython-lib
Apr 2014 - Oct 2021
Core Python libraries ported to MicroPython
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Library Maintainer
Back-end Developer & Library MaintainerContributions:1259 commits, 91 PRs, 799 pushes in 7 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Paul contributed to the development and maintenance of core Python libraries ported to MicroPython. Their contributions involved implementing and refining essential modules such as "types", "copy", "json", "unittest", "os", "fcntl", "re", "collections", "itertools", "heapq", and "sqlite3", making them compatible with the MicroPython environment. These changes included the addition of functionality, bug fixes, and integration with MicroPython's specific requirements, thus enhancing the project's capabilities. The user also handled packaging and dependency management for improved installation.
micropythonpython
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