Softcatalà translation service
I manage this machine translation service for Softcatalà, built on the Apertium free and open-source platform.
About
Software architect at Vista with a background in open source and computational linguistics. Works across architecture, frontend platforms and edge infrastructure, and stays close to hands-on engineering. Volunteers at Softcatalà, building Catalan language tools.
Currently
Software architect at Vista (Vistaprint’s parent company)
Available for
Nothing
Selected work
XV Random Quotes
A WordPress plugin that displays and rotates quotes, with Gutenberg blocks and a REST API.
urlindex
A Go library that stores large URL lists compactly using finite state transducers, built for Skipper plugins.
Cares about
Open sourceSoftware architectureComputational linguisticsCatalan languageAgile teams
Writing
Community-driven machine translation for the Catalan language at Softcatalà
Co-authored paper on Softcatalà’s community-driven machine translation service for Catalan and twelve other languages.
The future of agile software development, by Michael Dubakov
Republished essay by Michael Dubakov on the problem of writing great software fast and what comes after waterfall.
Building a microservice in a day*
Rewriting a poorly built PHP automation script for Softcatalà’s website as a proper microservice.
Agile, or not agile
Reflections on whether a company is agile when it no longer has Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches.
(Lack of) Women in Tech, a diversity problem
His first English blog post, on the lack of women in technology as a diversity problem.
Work Background