Maya Posch is a senior C++ developer with more than 15 years of experience. Discovering the joys of programming early on, and later the joys of electronics, she has always expressed a profound interest in technology, a passion that she gladly shares with others.

Describing herself as a C developer who happens to like C++ and Ada, she likes to seek the limits of what can be done with the minimum of code and hardware to accomplish everything that is cool, new, and exciting.

She also enjoys FPGA development, AI, and robotics research, in addition to creative writing, music, and drawing.

Frans Faase studied computer science at the University of Twente and received a master's degree in the field of compiler design and formal methods. He worked on some research projects in academia, but mostly worked as a software engineer in industry. He has about 20 years of experience of working with C++, both professional as recreational. He has contributed to several open source projects. Recently, he also gained some experience developing software for micro-controllers, mostly using the Arduino environment.

Patrick Mintram is a software engineer who has made his way up from electronics technician. He has made a career in the world of embedded systems, including developing and testing in a safety-critical environment and line-level repair and maintenance. He is married with two cats, Duke and Daisy, and spends his free time tinkering and running.

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