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Andrew Symington

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Andrew Symington

Contributed to the modernization and reliability of the bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry and ros2/ros2_documentation repositories by upgrading build systems, integrating new libraries, and improving documentation. Focused on Bazel 9.x compatibility across multiple modules, removed deprecated configurations, and aligned dependencies to support future integrations such as Gazebo. Enhanced cross-platform development by resolving Windows-specific hashing issues and introducing quality tooling like unit testing, static analysis, and code formatting. Improved onboarding for ROS 2 on Raspberry Pi by refining installation guides and addressing documentation quality. Utilized C++, Python, and Bazel to deliver robust, maintainable solutions that reduced build failures and streamlined developer workflows.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

83%Features

Repository Contributions

17Total
Bugs
1
Commits
17
Features
5
Lines of code
3,895
Activity Months4

Work History

June 2026

8 Commits • 1 Features

Jun 1, 2026

June 2026 monthly summary for bazel-central-registry. Delivered Bazel 9.x Build System Upgrade Across Modules across eight core modules (ccd, remotery, fcl, libuuid, ode, libzmq/cppzmq, dartsim, FreeImage). Removed deprecated compatibility_level usage, aligned build configurations and dependencies, enabling future Gazebo integration and cross-module consistency. This work reduces build failures under Bazel 9.x, improves maintainability, and establishes a solid foundation for downstream integration and CI pipelines.

April 2026

5 Commits • 2 Features

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 focused on strengthening the Bazel Central Registry's build system and code quality gates to support ROS 2 ecosystems via Bullet and Orocos KDL. Key outcomes include Bazel 9 compatibility for Bullet, integration of orocos-kdl@1.5.3 with new build configs and test scaffolding, and the introduction of core quality tooling (unit testing, static analysis, and formatting) to improve reliability and maintainability.

March 2026

3 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 monthly summary for bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry. Delivered major dependency upgrades and cross-platform reliability improvements with a focus on security, test quality, and consistent hashing behavior across Linux/Windows. Key changes include upgrading the FastDDS ecosystem (fastdds to 3.4.2 with security and statistics features, asio switched from boringssl to openssl) and elevating build/test quality with fastcdr presubmit tests; and a Windows integrity hash fix that normalizes path delimiters to as_posix across platforms.

February 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Feb 1, 2026

February 2026 monthly summary for ros2_documentation focusing on Raspberry Pi guides. Delivered enhancements to the Raspberry Pi ROS 2 Installation Guide with explicit prerequisites, and completed documentation quality improvements including typo fixes and lint cleanup. The work was collaborative (co-authored by Christophe Bedard) and aligns Raspberry Pi install steps with ROS 2 binaries, reducing installation friction and support overhead.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness98.8%
Maintainability89.4%
Architecture97.6%
Performance89.4%
AI Usage22.4%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

BazelC++JSONPythonreStructuredText

Technical Skills

BazelBazel build systemC++C++ developmentC/C++ developmentCross-platform DevelopmentDebuggingDependency managementKinematics and dynamicsLibrary integrationLinuxPythonPython scriptingRoboticsSoftware architecture

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry

Mar 2026 Jun 2026
3 Months active

Languages Used

BazelC++PythonJSON

Technical Skills

Bazel build systemC++Cross-platform DevelopmentDebuggingDependency managementPython

ros2/ros2_documentation

Feb 2026 Feb 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

reStructuredText

Technical Skills

Linuxdocumentationtechnical writing